Brief Life History of Magdalena
When Magdalena Zaugg was born on 30 April 1821, in Trub, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Ulrich Zaugg, was 39 and her mother, Catharina Wüthrich, was 39. She married Christian Berger on 22 November 1845, in Trub, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 5 July 1888, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Matalina Berger in household of Christain Berger, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Magadelina Zaugg - Church record: birth:
- Magdalena Zaugg, "Switzerland, Marriages, 1532-1910 "
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1848
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Ueli, Ulrich, Urs.
Swiss German: from an Old High German personal name Zougo, perhaps related in meaning to ziehen ‘to pull’. This surname is most common in the canton of Bern. See also Zook , compare Zug .
History: This is the name of a Swiss Mennonite and Amish family, originating from Signau in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Among the Mennonites and Amish in the US it is most commonly found in the form Zook , altered via the variant Zug , which originated in Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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