Elisabeth Schild

Female11 May 1834–

Brief Life History of Elisabeth

When Elisabeth Schild was born on 11 May 1834, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Jakob Schild, was 30 and her mother, Elisabeth Blattner, was 32. She married Caspar Michel on 7 December 1855, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Caspar Michel
1831–
Elisabeth Schild
1834–
Marriage: 7 December 1855
Elisabeth Michel
1857–
Arnold Michel
1859–
Anna Michel
1861–
Michel
1863–1863
Maria Michel
1864–1919
Emma Michel
1867–

Sources (2)

  • Elisabeth Schild in entry for Caspar Michel, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Elisabeth Schild, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 December 1855Brienz, Bern, Switzerland
  • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1848

    Age 14

    New Federal Constitution combining elements of the U.S. constitution (Federal State with central and cantonal (state) governments and parliaments) and of French revolutionary tradition. The Principles of this constitution are still valid today.

    1848

    Age 14

    Made capital 1848

    1914

    Age 80

    Switzerland organizes Red Cross units during World War I.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Kurt, Manfred, Johannes, Otto, Ewald, Gerda, Hans, Helmuth, Ilse.

    German, Swiss German, and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a maker or painter of shields, from Middle High German, Middle Dutch schilt ‘shield’. Compare Schield .

    Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Schild ‘shield, (house) sign’, applied either as an artificial name or as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by a sign. Compare Rothschild .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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