Johannes Preisig
1750–1950 (Age 200)
Schwellbrunn, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland
The Life of Johannes
When Johannes Preisig was born on 3 October 1750, in Schwellbrunn, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, his father, Hans Ulrich Preisig, was 27 and his mother, Maria Magdalena Schiess, was 21. He died on 8 November 1950, at the age of 200.
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Family Time Line
Hans Ulrich Preisig
1723–1801
Maria Magdalena Schiess
1729–1806
Johannes Preisig
1750–1950
Lorenz Preisig
1753–1753
Anna Preisig
1754–1826
Anna Elisabeth Preisig
1756–1757
Barbara Preisig
1756–1819
Hans Ulrich Preisig
1760–1761
Maria Magdalena Preisig
1763–1808
Anna Katharina Preisig
1768–1769
Hans Jakob Preisig
1770–1836
Parents & Siblings
1723–1801Male
1729–1806Female
siblings
(9)
1750–1950Male
- Lorenz Preisig
1753–1753Male
- Anna Preisig
1754–1826Female
- Anna Elisabeth Preisig
1756–1757Female
- Barbara Preisig
1756–1819Female
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World Events (7)
1798
Age 48
Revolution in Switzerland. Farmers in occupied territories become free citizens. Centralistic parliamentary republic according to French model. Occupation by French troops and some battles of Napoleon vs. Austria and Russia in Switzerland.
1800
Age 50
Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe.
1803
Age 53
"Civil war brings Helvetic Republic to an end. French emperor Napoleon enforces a constitution negotiated under his ""mediation""."
Name Meaning
German: nickname from Middle High German reisec, Middle Low German reisich ‘armed for war’, later ‘sprightly’, ‘tall’. See also Reiser 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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