My Switzerland (Canton Valais and Canton Bern) and Northern Italian Surnames and Places Lists

 

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Canton Valais/Wallis, Switzerland

• Ried-Brig: Heinzen, Vollmar, Bieler, Imhoff, Holzer, Pfaffen, Andamatten
• Brig: Gentinetta
• Niederwald: Mutter
• Bodmen: Mutter, Nellen
• Lingwurm: Lauwiner
• Unknown: Blatter, Zum-Kami

Piemonte, Italy

• Bognanco: Gentinetta

Canton Bern, Switzerland

• Wattenwil: Muller, Stauffer
• Oberdiessbach: Muller, Rubeli/Strubel, Gungerich, Schindler
• Langnau: Strubel/Rubeli, Vogel

 

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Today’s Anniversary ~ Third Great Grandparents Josef Anton Heinzen and Regina Anna Maria Cattarina Giuseppa Filomena Gentinetta

Niederwald, Valais, Switzerland

On today’s date in 1858, my third great grandparents Josef Anton Heinzen and Regina Anna Maria Cattarina Giuseppa Filomena Gentinetta were married in the Catholic parish in Glis, Valais, Switzerland. They were the parents of Anne Marie Aloisia Heinzen (Anna Heinzen.)

Josef Anton Heinzen was born in 1834 in Ried, Valais to Johann Josef Heinzen and Anna Maria Vollmar.

Regina Gentinetta was born in 1837 in Brig, Valais to Francesco Giuseppe Gentinetta from Lindwurn and Marie Regina Mutter. As the wedding record indicates Regina Mutter was from Niederwald.

Niederwald, Valais is less than 15 miles from Anna Heinzen’s birthplace Brig. It is also the birthplace of famous hotelier Cesar Ritz. An online tree for Cesar Ritz showed his mother’s name as Cresenzia Heinen. I had to laugh because Anna has a sister named Cresenzia HeinZen.

Anna was 1 of at least 7 children born to Joseph Anton and Regina. The others were:

Cresenzia

Anna Maria

Regina

Josef Ignaz (died in infancy)

Josef

Leo

Anna’s grandfather Francesco Giuseppe Gentinetta was from Bognanco, Piemonte Italy.

Sources:

Renato Arnold, Brig

Archives of the Canton of Valais, Sion

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