Sunday, February 22, 2015

Family names before 1800 in Kuettigen area



Source:  Historisches Lexikon Swiss Names Book

Magdalena Peter's mother Elizabeth ?Bläuer? Blattner

SOURCE:  Aargau, Switzerland State Archives,  in Aarau.  STAAG MF 1-A/003.  Photograph of microfilm that has been damaged and this is about as good a copy as possible.  Photograph by Dean and Allyson Wood, February 2015.

******When looking at the original records in Kuettigen Archives, it shows that the mother is Blattner - very distinctly, Blattner.

BläuerAGLinna
SteinerAGAmmerswila
SteinerAGBirrwila
SteinerAGBoniswila
SteinerAGDietwila
SteinerAGDürrenäscha
SteinerAGGontenschwila
SteinerAGOberkulma
SteinerAGOberwila
SteinerAGReitnaua
SteinerAGRüfenacha
SteinerAGSchlossrueda
SteinerAGSchmiedrueda
SteinerAGSuhra

Magdalena Peter 1776 christening

(#123) Magdalena Peter, christened 24 March 1776.  She is the daughter of Johannes Peter and Elisabeth ?Steiner? or Stoerer.  Witnesses of the christening are (grandfather) Jacob Peter and Magdalena Blatten.

Source:  Biberstein christening records.  State Archive of Aargau in Aarau Film STAAG MR 1-A/003.  Photograph copy of microfilm by Dean and Allyson Wood Feb 2015.

Magdalena Graff 1746 christening

(#245) Magdalena Graff was christened 26 Feb 1746.  This record is found in the Reformed Church of Kirchberg.

Her parents are:
(#490) Hans Graff, the younger, from Kuettigen and
(#491) Ursula Shaerer from Biberstein.  Both of these locations are in Aargau, Switzerland.

The entry number in this book is 124.

Hans Jacob Schler from Rohr and Magdalena Bicher from Kuttigen are the witneses.

Later this Magdalena Graff married Andres Wehrli and they are the parents of Rudolf Wehrli who married Magdalena Peter.

Source:  STAAG MF 1-A/003 Aargau State Archives in Aarau Switzerland.  Photographed microfilm by Dean and Allyson Wood Feb 2015.

Andres Wehrli christened

(#244) Andres Wehrli was christened was christened 23 August 1744 in Küttigen, Aargau, Switzerland.

His father (#488) Andres Wehrli, the Baumman from Küttigen, and his mother is Anna Maria Bolliger also from Küttigen.  

Wittness for the christening are Andress Bassler a Susanna Schaerer.

Source:  Kirchberg Christenings on film STAAG MF 1-A/003 from the State Archives in Aarau for Küttigen, Aargau, Switzerland.  Records in the Kirchberg christening records from that time period.

Rudolf Wehrli 1777 christening

Rudolf Wehrli and Magdalena Peter Marriage

(My numbering system doubles the numbers for the father of the child +1 for the mother)

On 7 May 1802, (#122) Rudolf Wehrli, from Küttigen and (#123) Magdalena Peter, from Biberstein were married in the Kirchberg, Aargau, Switzerland Reformed Church.

(They are the parents of #61 Anna Wehrli, mother of Andreas Huber.)

Source:  Kirchberg, Aargau, Switzerland film #Staag MF 1-A/003 Marriage records, photographed copy of microfilm by Dean and Allyson Wood, Feb 2015)