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Elizabeth Gygax

Elizabeth Gygax

Female 1809 -


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  • Name Elizabeth Gygax 
    Birth 1809  Near Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Old documents sometimes refer to the country as the "Republic of Bern."
    Baptism 6 Aug 1809  Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Old documents sometimes refer to the country as the "Republic of Bern."
      Witness Role: Child: [I2110] Elizabeth GYGAX
    Gender Female 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Jacob Gygax,   c. 18 Jan 1789, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1868, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years)  (Father) 
    Katherina Nuchow,   c. 7 Feb 1787, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1841, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I2110  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 31 Jul 2022 

    Father Jacob Gygax,   c. 18 Jan 1789, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1868, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Mother Katherina Nuchow,   c. 7 Feb 1787, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1841, Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Marriage 4 Mar 1809  Bleienbach, Launek, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I3299] Katherina NUCHOW
      Witness Role: Groom: [I2112] Jacob GYGAX
    Family ID F414  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Reference  Carl Jón Denbow. "Elizabeth Gygax". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I2110&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S55] Church & City Records, Birth and Christening Records from the City of Bleienbach, Switzerland.


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