LDS Films from Aarwangen

Double click on this picture and you will be able to read it easily

Samuel Gygax living in Niederbipp

Our Area, in Bern Canton, Switzerland

Christening record of Anna ZurLinden

Translation help needed

I really need help reading the purple area. I will go and print another copy to see if I can get a

better shot, and then repost without the color. I want this entry to read:

Maria ?Eslam or Ehrsam (spelling help needed) born/christened 20 Jan 1678

Parents: Jacob Ehrsam, and Catharina ?Marti? .

Any suggestions?

Fridli or Friedli Family Book

Copy of a page from the Familiennamenbuch der
Sweitz for Friedli.

Gygax Family Book

The Gygax Family Book, found in the Familiennamenbuch der Schweiz. This page includes: Gyfi - to "H".

Schaad Family Book

Schaler - Schachlter in the Familiennamenbuch der Schweiz. We are usually interested in where the families are located with the appendix "a" which means the family was found in that area before 1800.

Barbara Laedermann

Taken from #2005937 Madiswil, Bern Canton, Switzerland records in the year of 1729, 24 April:

Barbara (Lädermann) (daughter of)

Peter Lädermann and Anna Magli.

Witnesses were: Hans Bofiger, Babi Jaggi, and Margreth Mumenthaler.

We originally had a different birthdate and parents for Barbara. But after finding her marriage date we realized that we had the wrong person.

Although I believe this to be our line. I am still in the process of proving it.

Letters to Anna

Notice the link on the right hand side "Letters to Anna". These are copies of letters and translations to Anna Maria Elizabeth Huber Hafen from her family in Switzerland. There are still three that need to be translated.

Hermine Schneider-Hunziker

On envelope containing pictures:

Frau Hermine Schneider-Hunziker, Ober Huber F2, St. Zurich Switzerland.

After searching I believe the man to be Rudolf Schneider, her husband.

I have not found a blood tie yet with either of these people. The letter was sent to my Grandmother Eliza Anna Gubler, or her mother Anna Mary Elizabeth Huber Hafen, who is a Gygax descendent. Annie possible knew these people from when she lived in Switzerland and had joined the LDS Church. Frau Schneider was also a member of the church in that area.

Ancestors

#1: Anna Maria Elisabeth Huber - born 17 Apr 1862, in Biel, Switzerland, daughter of Johann Andres Huber, Jr. and Anna Gygax.
.....Married John George Hafen 13 Nov 1884 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
..........Children: August, William, Joseph, Heber, Samuel, Eliza, Jeanette, Walter.

#2: Johann Andres Huber, Jr. -

#3: Anna Gygax

Anna Maria Elizabeth Huber's Pedigree

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Huber-Gygax Research

I am almost finished cleaning up obvious duplicate children and making sure all temple work is done for the entire family with the Huber-Gygax line. It has taken a bunch of time, but I wanted to get it cleaned up in an effort to cut down on duplicate work.

I have found a couple of problems. I don't think the Barbara Laedermann line is correct. After finding the correct marriage date, it all but puts her out of the picture. On the other hand, there is a really good chance that we have the correct Rudolf. With the help of witnesses, I think we have put his line together correctly.

Barbara on the other hand, will be a little bit of a challenge for me. Here is the information I have so far.

Our Barbara Laedermann: (estimated 1737)
Married (Hans) Rudolf Fridli on 17 May 1757 in Bannwil, Aarwangen District, Bern Canton, Switzerland. They are the parents of: Salomon (1757-1758), Anna Maria (1759), Barbara (1762), Salomon (1763), Anna Barbara Friedli (1764-1833), Hans Ulrich (Friedli (1765), Hans Rudolf (1767), Verena Friedli (1769 and Hans Jacob Friedli (1774).

Possible Barbara's:
Niederbipp Records searched:
FYI___Niederbipp K5 Filmed LDS FHL #2005850_3. 1768-1802 - too late
FYI___Niederbipp K6 Filmed LDS FHL #2005851 1828-

Not Possible Barbara's:
Anna Barbara Laedermann: estimated to be much to old to be my #251 on pedigree (listed above)
Daughter of Rudolf from
Had a child, no husband listed, Elisabeth - born 27 Aug, Chr 8 Sep 1822 in Niederbipp (K6_021)
Witness: Jacob, Elisabeth and Magdalena Laedermann in RuttinGushtister(sp?).
Barbara Laedermann von Schwartzhausern, had a child Jakob born 17 Jan 1822, Chr 27 Jan 1822.

FYI

There are 196 hits on Gygax at Ancestry.com today. All of them are from British/England Records. None from Switzerland.