Anna was born 31 December 1709 in Ottenbach to Hans Hug 1670 - 1742 and Elisabeth Berli 1667 - 1713. She was the fourth of five children. Anna means "favor" or "grace" or "beautiful." Saint Anne
is traditionally the name of the mother of the Virgin Mary, which accounts for
its wide use and popularity among Christians. Hug is pronounced Hooog. Long O.
The surname Hug comes from the Old German word "hug,"
which means "intelligence." With a name like Hug you would think she would have lots of comfort in her life. Far from it.
To begin with when Anna Hug was 4 years old her mother died. Her father remarried three more times. When Anna was 23 she married Hans Ulrich Sidler. Ulrich was 20.
Anna then had five children:
1. Othmar born 20 Dec 1733 lived to be 13 years
old and passed away from dysentery
2. Heinrich born 17 August 1738 died in November
of the same year
3. Barbara born 23 August 1739 died three days
later
4. Barbara born 13 November 1740 married in
1769 and divorced Ludwig Grob 5 years later, lived to be about 60
5. Melchior born 17 September 1744 died about 4 months later, or a month after his father Ulrich
After those 5 deaths Anna's husband
Hans Ulrich Sidler died. He is only 32 years The cause of his death is from hitziges Fieber = fever. Three years later she
marries Hans Jakob Sidler and they have three children:
1. Elisabetha 10 Dec 1747, marries and has 15
children, 2 husbands and many descendants and lives to be almost 84 or twice
the average age for the time
2. Katharina born 11 March 1753 dies at 14 years from hydrop or
3. Jakob born 1749 dies about a year later.
3. Jakob born 1749 dies about a year later.
So far she has lost 6 of her eight children and her first husband. Her second husband dies on 2 October 1771 from hydrope. He is 59. She is 61.
About a year and a half later Anna Hug dies 18 March 1773 from hydrope. Anna lived 63 years 2 months 18 days.
In all Anna lost two siblings from infant deaths, her mother when she was 4, four of her first five children, her first husband, and two of her three children with her second husband.
In all Anna lost two siblings from infant deaths, her mother when she was 4, four of her first five children, her first husband, and two of her three children with her second husband.
Talk about dealing with death!
Anna's death
Anna Hug’s cause of death was Hyrope or
Hydrops which is a condition where too much fluid is collected in the
inner ear. From other entries in the Ottenbach Parish record it appears to be a common cause of
death. The Ottenbach Pastor who made this entry, and conducted the
services was Rudolf Hamberger. Rudolf died 3 years later.
Endolymphatic hydrops may be either primary or
secondary. Primary idiopathic endolymphatic hydrops (known as Ménière’s
disease) occurs for no known reason. Secondary endolymphatic hydrops appears to
occur in response to an event or underlying condition. For example, it can
follow head trauma or ear surgery, and it can occur with other inner ear
disorders, allergies, or systemic disorders (such as diabetes or autoimmune
disorders). Symptoms typical of hydrops include pressure or fullness in the
ears (aural fullness), tinnitus (ringing or other noise in the ears), hearing
loss, dizziness, and imbalance. (VEDA website)
Anna Hug Timeline
Documents related to Anna Hug:
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| Anna Hug birth 31 March 1709 film 8014328 item 19 |
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| Sidler and Hegetschweiler Temple Record book by Julius Billeter pages 38 - 39 First marriage for Anna |
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| Sidler and Hegetschweiler Temple Record book by Julius Billeter pages 41, 42 Second marriage for Anna |
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| Hans Ulrich Sidler death 8 Dec 1744 film 8014328 page 620 Cause of death: fever |
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| Melchior Sidler death 21 January 1745 film 8014328 page 621 Melchior died of convulsionibus: translated convulsions. |
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| Jakob Sidler and Anna Hug marriage 6 March 1747 film 8014328 page 579 Jakob died of Pustulis translated: sores and spotted blisters. |
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Jakob Sidler death 29 June 1750 film 8014328 page 633
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| Katharina Sidler death 9 March 1767 film 8014328 page 668 Cause of death: Hydrope |
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| Anna Hug death 18 March 1773 film 8014328 page 687 |
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| Anns's daughter Barbara Sidler death 7 Jan 1800 film 8126955 page 824 entry 4, She died of "steckfluss" or asthmatic bronchitis. |
Anna Hug Timeline:
Birth
31 MAR 1709 • Ottenbach, Zürich (Ch)
(AGE)
Birth of Sister Regula Hug (1713–)
11 JUN 1713 • Ottenbach, Zürich (Ch)
Death
of Mother Elsbetha Beerli (1667–1713)
26
SEP 1713
Marriage
25 NOV 1732 • Ottenbach, Zürich (Ch)
Hans Ulrich Sidler
Birth of Son Othmar Sidler (1733–1746)
20 DEC 1733 • Ottenbach, Zürich (Ch)
Birth of Son Heinrich Sidler(1738–1738)
17 AUG 1738 • Ottenbach, Zürich (Ch)
Death
of Son Heinrich Sidler (1738–1738)
19
NOV 1738 • Ottenbach, Zürich (Ch)
Death of Sister Veronica Hug(1708–1739)
6 FEB 1739
Birth of Daughter Barbara Sidler (1739–1739)
23 AUG 1739 • Ottenbach, Zürich (Ch)
Death
of Daughter Barbara Sidler( 1739–1739)
26
AUG 1739 • Ottenbach, Zürich (Ch)
Birth of Daughter Barbara Sidler(1740–1800)
13 NOV 1740 • Ottenbach, Zürich (Ch)
Death
of Father Hans Hug (1670–1742)
12
NOV 1742
Birth of Son Melchior Sidler(1744–1745)
17 SEP 1744 • Ottenbach, Zürich (Ch)
Death
of Husband Hans Ulrich Sidler (1712–1744)
8
DEC 1744
Death of Son Melchior Sidler( 1744–1745)
21 JAN 1745 • Ottenbach, Zürich (Ch)
Death
of Son Othmar Sidler (1733–1746)
24
AUG 1746
Marriage
6 MAR 1747
Hans Jakob Sidler
Birth of Daughter Elisabeth Sidler(1747–)
10 DEC 1747 • Ottenbach, Zürich (Ch)
Birth of Son Jakob Sidler (1749–1750)
ABT 1749 • Ottenbach, Zürich (Ch)
Death
of Son Jakob Sidler(1749–1750)
29
JUN 1750 • Ottenbach, Zürich (Ch)
Birth of Daughter Katharina Sidler(1753–1767)
11 MAR 1753 • Ottenbach, Zürich (Ch)
Death
of Daughter Katharina Sidler (1753–1767)
9
MAR 1767
Death
of Brother Heinrich Hug(1700–1768)
16
MAY 1768
Death
of Anna Hug
18
MAR 1773