Swiss Genealogy

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Comment by W. Thomas Stack, Jr. 17 hours ago

Hello,

My gr-great grandmother was Maria Louise Zweifel, born in Glarus, Switzerland. She married a Johann George Trieschmann from Germany, and had a daughter, Charlotte Elizabeth, born in Falls Village, Connecticut, in 1865, of whom I'm descended. I was lucky that there was already a lot of information with the Mormans about the Zweifel family going back to the birth of Hans Zweifel in 1496...., and among the Swiss names who married into my line were: Scheidegger, Luchsinger, Zellweger, Schlegel, Keller, Schmid, Hefti, Brunner, Vogel, Fuerstenauer, and have info going farther back on a lot of them... of course, I have several deadend/Brickwalls on some of the parentages.  I was lucky in 2000 to go to Switzerland to do family research, and very lucky that Glarus had great records to peruse.  Unfortunately, It wasn't the same in other parts of the country. I wished I kept up with my German that I took when I was in grammar school, so I could understand them better. I liked the sound of the sing-song Swiss German over the gutteral high German of Germany.  At the moment, my first brickwall is a Jakob Scheidegger who was married to Christina Liechti who was born 20 Jun 1764 in Oberburg, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of Maria Elizabeth Scheidegger who married Fridolin Zweifel in November of 1838. I have the Liechti line going back to Wilhelm Liechti born about 1562, and the name of all the spouses until then, but not any of their parentages.  Christina's mother was also a Scheidegger, so I was wondering if there was any connection between her mother and her husbund. Later, Thom Stack

Comment by James Alfred Locke Miller Jr. on November 26, 2011 at 1:39pm

1600's, 1700's, Jussen, Jussian, Jessien, Jussan, Jusan, Juzan family of Bearn, Switzerland, and France (to Bayonne & Pyrenees, thence Canada and Mobile, Alabama (there add (Swiss?)-French, Native American, African (Juzang) American branch. Seek Swiss roots. Capt. Peter Juzan, Choctaw Chief, inn keeper of Juzan Lake, Mississippi, in the 1815 Battle of New Orleans, led 52 Choctaw braves from the swamp ("...powdered the alligator's behinds...fired...but the British kept a-coming...") against the British right flank. I don't descend Chief Juzan, but do descend our in-common ancestor, French marine, aide Maj. Pierre Gabriel de Juzan, KIA in combat against Chickasaws, 1730's First Battle of Ackia, Tupelo, Mississippi Military District. His kinsman, Canadian marines, aide Maj. Charles Pierre de Liette, and Capt. Antoine de Tonty, KIA Second Battle of Ackia. All three allegedly considered for after death award of the Order of Saint Louis, but not awarded them.

Comment by James Alfred Locke Miller Jr. on October 30, 2011 at 6:54pm

Capt. Ruprecht Robert Hollinger, born 1590 Waldshist, Switzerland, married 1640 Holland, 1649 Ireland militia captain. Seek parents, siblings, descendants in Ireland and Alabama, USA.

Comment by Bob Mooney-Pa on October 30, 2011 at 11:13am

I am looking for help with the name Fess.

Susan Frances Fess born about 1814 in Pennsylvania. On her death record it states her parents as being born in Switzerland.

She married James Kelly who was born in Penn. also.

I have census with Susan and James with children.

I also have Susan's death record. She died Aug 18,1896 in Allegheny County,Pa

Comment by Myo on March 6, 2011 at 6:16pm

I am from the Holler/Haller etc line, and would like to correspond with others who line came into Pennsylvania

Comment by Robin Liljenquist Anderson on December 31, 2010 at 1:35pm

Hello!

I live in California with my husband and three young children.

I have just started to collect family stories for my children of their ancestors who immigrated to the United States. Our swiss ancestors, Frederick Glauser came from Bern, Switzerland in 1909 and his wife, Martha Von Neiderhausern came from Guttisburg, Switzerland in 1902. I my grandmother, who is still living, remembers them and says she has cousins living in Switzerland.

I look forward to learning more about our family and how to do research in Switzerland.

Comment by Roberta Morrow on December 31, 2010 at 10:51am

One set of my Swiss g-grandparents were jakob Künzi (or Kuenzi) b. 27 Sep 1848 from Mühleberg, Trub, BE, Switzerland.  Baptized at Muensingen, BE.  He married Anna Mäder (or Maeder) b. 21 Aug. 1847 at Gümmenen, BE, Switzerland, baptized 12 Sep 1847.  Married in Bern on 16 Dec. 1871.  Both died at Kerzers, FR, Switzerland.  They had 3 children: Emil, Maria and Rosa (my grandmother). Emil had 3 daughters and 3 sons born between 1908 and 1917.  I'd love to find some of their children to "catch up" on the family.  Rosa was the only one who immigrated to the US. birdeekay@earthlink.net

Comment by Kelsey K Stewart on June 23, 2010 at 6:36pm

My Swiss family is Holler/Hollar/Haller, mainly Heinrich Haller who came from the Canton of Zurich in the, b. 1689, and left that land following the Protestant REformation, later moving to Alsace. Heinrich and his took his family to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania where he received a land grant. Interested in more information on this family and his descendants in America, get in touch wit me, Kelsey Holler.

Comment by Dawn Smyth Hicks on June 23, 2010 at 11:07am

Hi,
I am new to this group. Does anyone have SCHURCH/SHERK connections? Switzerland> PA >Ontario Canada.

Comment by Barbara Ann Rendl on May 22, 2010 at 9:01pm

Hello, everyone.....I just found my first Swiss ancestor, my great great grandfather, Johann (John) Grunder, and have no idea where to start my research. He was born about 1820 in Berne, Switzerland......He died 1904 in Wilton, Muscatine, Iowa and is buried there in Oakdale Cemetery. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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