Katharina Sidler was born 13 July 1798 to Jakob Sidler and Verena Häborling. She married Melchior Sidler 5 December 1718. They had seven children 3 who married. Katharina lived to be 73 2 months years old.
During their lives:
1742 In Ottenbach there are 543 people, 122 are adults and are 4.5 people per home meaning there were 120 homes in the community. (Ottenbach Told by Bernard Schnider and Salomon Schneider and Erika Schmid)
1710 - 1772 On the occasion of the famine, Zurich enforces potato cultivation in all rural communities
1600 - 1800 Switzerland is a loose confederacy of 13 cities and small valley communities dominating the rest of the country. A few families control state affairs. The country is proud of its tradition of democracy. (Ottenbach Municipality website)
1727 Ottenbach plans for the construction of a Reuss bridge which fails because of the resistance of Lucerne. Ottenbach can continue to ferry their goods and citizens beyond the Reuss. (Ottenbach Municipality website)
Clothing
In the 1700s most people made their own clothing using natural items such as wool, flax, or animal hides. They grew the flax plant to make the linen thread and raised sheep for the wool. A spinning wheel was used to make thread from the wool or flax which was then woven into fabric or knitted into socks, hats, scarves, or mittens. (Ferree Reunion Website)
Documents related to Katharina Sidler:
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| Katharina Sidler baptism 13 July 1798 film 8014328 page 268 |
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| 1718 Melchior Sidler marriage to Catharina Sidler 15 Nov Ottenbach film 008014328 page 363 |
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| 1759 Melchior Sidler burial 26 Aug 78 years Ottenbach film 008014328 page 649 |
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| 1771 Katharina Sidler burial 15 July Ottenbach film page 680 |
The Ottenbach Pastor at the time of Katharina's death was David Locher.
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| Katharina's family: Sidler Hegetschweiler Temple Record by Julius Billeter page 32 |
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| Katharina's parents: Sidler Hegetschweiler Temple Record by Julius Billeter page 25 |
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| Sidler Hegetschweiler Temple Record by Julius Billeter page 45 |
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| Sidler Hegetschweiler Temple Record by Julius Billeter page 44 |
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| Sidler Hegetschweiler Temple Record by Julius Billeter page 40 - 41 |