When Samuel Bieri was born on 16 May 1867, in Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Samuel Bieri, was 22 and his mother, Anna Maria Guggisberg, was 19. He died on 15 August 1868, in his hometown, at the age of 1, and was buried in Eggiwil, Bern, Switzerland.
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1844–1871 Male
1847– Female
1865– Male
1867–1868 Male
1869– Male
1870–1870 Female
Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Bernhard, Heinz, Kurt, Reinhold.
Swiss German: probably from a pet form of the personal name Birr 1. In Switzerland it is most common in the cantons of Bern and Lucerne.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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