Philomena Zemp

Female27 December 1860–1934

Brief Life History of Philomena

When Philomena Zemp was born on 27 December 1860, in Entlebuch, Lucerne, Switzerland, her father, Josef Zemp, was 53 and her mother, Catharina Magdalena Elisabeth Maria Glanzman, was 41. She had at least 5 sons and 1 daughter with Otto Bucher. She died in 1934, at the age of 74, and was buried in Entlebuch, Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Family Time Line

Otto Bucher
1856–1901
Philomena Zemp
1860–1934
Otto Bucher
1885–1945
Siegfried Bucher
1887–1933
Max Bucher
1888–1912
Arthur Bucher
1892–1961
Ludwig Bucher
1895–1973
Ida Bucher
1899–1974

Sources (2)

  • Philomena Zemp, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“
  • Portraitarchiv - Philomena Bucher-Zemp 1860-1934

Spouse and Children

Children (6)

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Parents and Siblings

Siblings (5)

World Events (4)

1863

Age 3

Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.

1914

Age 54

Switzerland organizes Red Cross units during World War I.

1919

Age 59

Treaty of Versailles reaffirms Swiss neutrality.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Hanspeter.

Swiss German: from an old personal name Zempo, of unexplained etymology.

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

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