When Ludwig Neuenschwander was born on 31 May 1832, in Mauborget, Vaud, Switzerland, his father, Johann Jakob Neuenschwander, was 30 and his mother, Marie Catherine Simon, was 29. He married Maria Margaretha Perret on 11 September 1856. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 14 September 1884, at the age of 52.
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Swiss German: topographic name denoting someone farming or occupying newly cleared land, from Middle High German niuwe ‘new’ + swant ‘land cleared (of forest)’, or a habitational name for someone from a place called Neuenschwand, near Langnau, Bern canton, Switzerland. This surname is most common in Bern canton. It is also found in Germany, where it is very rare. Compare Neuschwander , Neuschwanger , Neiswander , Nicewander , Nighswander , and Niswander .
History: This surname originates from Bern canton in Switzerland, from Signau district and in the villages of Niederstocken, Höfen, and Lützelflüh, which had long associations with the Mennonites. A Mennonite Peter Neuenschwander had moved with his family to Cortébert in the Jura in 1729, and his grandson Michael Neuenschwander arrived in Wayne County, OH, in 1823. As a surname of Mennonite origin the name Neuenschwander has many variants and cognates in the US (some of them originating from Germany), including Neuschwander, Neuschwanger, Neiswander, Neiswanger, Newswanger, Nicewander, Nighswander, and Niswander; some of these names are now (more) common among the Brethrens.
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