Vanola Wittwer, sisters and family, were instrumental in hiring a researcher to locate the names of these grandparents as well as their children. However, two children were missed: Daniel and Catharina. These two children have been added to the family and the children are listed in order. All records were found in the Signau Church books.
Ulrich Neuenschwander chr 7 Dec 1656
Verena Neuenschwander chr 5 Dec 1658
Niclaus Neuenschwander chr 15 May 1660 (previously had Apr but I believe it is wrong)
Daniel Neuenschwander chr 20 Oct 1662 (newly found)
Christian Neuenschwander chr 22 Mar 1663
Hans Neuenschwander chr 14 Jul 1666
Petrus Neuenschwander chr 17 Mar 1668
Catharina Neuenschwander chr 16 Oct 1670 died before 1675 (newly found)
Benedicht Neuenschwander chr 19 Nov 1671 died bef 1673
Benedicht Neuenschwander chr 18 May 1673
Catharina Neuenschwander chr 14 Mar 1675
All of the children's christening/baptism records follow this post.
Signau Evanglische Reformiete Church Records, Signau, Bern, Switzerland. K-2 book. LDS FHL #2005717.
Records are available at the State Archives in Bern, Bern, Switzerland as well as filmed.
Hi, We are traveling to Thun, Switzerland in Sept. 2016 to work on Neuenschwander family genealogy. I am having lots of problems finding our family. I know that my husband's greatgrandparents were Gottfried and Rosina (Liechti) Neuenschwandere, born 1869 and 1873 in the canton of Bern. They died in Thun, Switzerland. Gottfried's parents, according to records, were J. Ulrich Neuenschwander and Maria Andres, of Signau, Bern, Switzerland. Could someone please guide me to what I should do next for research? I don't know how to trace back without more info. Thanks for any help possible. Sincerely, Sue Neuenschwander susan.neuenschwander9@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteOne of the towns the N. Come from is Signau. They have a Bethlehem system, or so I call it, where no matter where they live they are still a part of their hometown so all records go back to there. The records should be in Signau.
ReplyDeleteNow for the cool part. These records are online. They have not been indexed so it will be work but they are there and fairly good writing usually.
To locate go to familysearch.org, log in, click on Search, catalog, type in the place box: Switzerland, Bern, Signau. Select church records then see "click here" to view online. Select Bern Canton if necessary then the village and you will be in heaven.
One of the towns the N. Come from is Signau. They have a Bethlehem system, or so I call it, where no matter where they live they are still a part of their hometown so all records go back to there. The records should be in Signau.
ReplyDeleteNow for the cool part. These records are online. They have not been indexed so it will be work but they are there and fairly good writing usually.
To locate go to familysearch.org, log in, click on Search, catalog, type in the place box: Switzerland, Bern, Signau. Select church records then see "click here" to view online. Select Bern Canton if necessary then the village and you will be in heaven.