Katharina Bänziger

Brief Life History of Katharina

When Katharina Bänziger was born in 1608, in Wolfhalden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, her father, Walter Bänziger, was 34 and her mother, Elisabeth Sonderegger, was 29. She married Jacob Graf on 21 February 1630, in Rheineck, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Nord, Heiden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland in 1634. She died on 13 February 1677, in Wolfhalden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, at the age of 69, and was buried in Wolfhalden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Graf
1605–1691
Katharina Bänziger
1608–1677
Marriage: 21 February 1630
Sara Graf
1632–1701
Cathrin Graf
1642–
Hans Graf
1645–1702
Conrad Graf
1645–
Elsbeth Graf
1634–
Cathrin Graf
1636–1641
Anna Graf
1636–
Ursula Graf
1638–
Barbara Graf
1640–1693
Walter Graf
1642–1703
Rosina Graf
1647–1728
Salome Graf
1650–1654
Salome Graf
1654–1696
Jacob Graf
1656–1698

Sources (11)

  • Census Rheineck 1634, Page 821
  • Legacy NFS Source: Catharina Baenziger - Government record: death: 1677; Wolfhalden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland
  • Fr Catarina Bautziger, „Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996“

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World Events (1)

1648

All European peace treaty formally accepts Switzerland as an independent nation.

Name Meaning

Swiss German: variant of Benzinger .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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