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Swiss Emigration to North America

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Anna Engle (1715 - 1764)
The English spelling of my maiden name is: Brechbill. Passenger List: "U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s," database Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1754; Page Number: 141 ...
Ulrich Engel (1711 - 1757)
Swiss Mennonite. Arrived with his family at Philadelphia on the ship Phoenix in October, 1754. "Schweiz, Katholische und Reformiert Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996", database, FamilySearch ( : 31 January 202...
David Samuel Swope (1802 - 1852)
David Schwab FamilySearch Family Tree Birth: Mar 21 1802 - Gampelen, Bern, Schweiz Death: Oct 1852 - Auburn Township, Crawford, Ohio, United States Parents: Anthoni Jacob Schwab, Johanna Catharina Schw...
John Henry Weber (1822 - 1895)
Johann Heinrich Weber 23 October 1822 – 10 June 1895 • 9XFK-RZN ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name Johann Heinrich Weber Sex M Johann Heinrich Weber's Spouses...
Anthoni Jacob Schwab (1799 - 1847)
David Schwab FamilySearch Family Tree Birth: Mar 21 1802 - Gampelen, Bern, Schweiz Death: Oct 1852 - Auburn Township, Crawford, Ohio, United States Parents: Anthoni Jacob Schwab, Johanna Catharina Schw...

American and Canadian family lines with roots in Switzerland. Examples of the Swiss immigrants atop those lines include:

- Pierre Miville dit LeSuisse - born in 1602 in Fribourg, Canton of Fribourg

- Hans Jacob Repass, II - born in 1737 in Ziefen, Liestal District, Canton of Basel-Landschaft

- Anna Repass (nee Gerber) - born in 1740 in Sumiswald, Trachselwald District, Canton of Bern

- Peter J Caicob - born in 1852 in Vella, Lumnezia, Bezirk Surselva, Canton of Graubünden