Vater
Fridolin
(Fridolin)
Blesi
Born in Schwanden, Glarus, Switzerland
Ancestors 
Son of Johannes Blesi
and Anna Marie (Feldman) Blesi
Brother of
Johannes Blesi, Peter Blesi, Mary (Blesi) Tschudi, Dorothea (Blesi) Hesli, Niclaus Blesi and Regula (Blesi) Zopfi
Husband of
Anna Katherina (Streiff) Blesi
— married
[date unknown] in Schwanden, Glarus, Switzerland
Descendants 
Father of
Fridolin Blesi, Anna Katharine (Blesi) Zopfi, Regula A (Blesi) Kiesel, Henry Blesi, Emil L Blesi, Rosa B Blesi and William Blesi
Died
at age 75
in Champlin, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jan 2017
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Biography
Fridolin Blesi left Schwanden, Switzerland and arrived in New Orleans on January 15, 1854. Then he came to live with relatives in St. Paul.
He married Anna Katharina Streiff in 1858, who also came from Schwanden, Switzerland. In 1863 he purchased land and a home from Francis Thorndike. He farmed the land until 1891, when he moved into into the village of Champlin. His son Emil farmed the land until 1927.
Children of VATER BLESI and ANNA STREIFF are:
FRIDOLIN BLESI, b. Jan 1859, Switzerland; d. Mar 07, 1929, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
ANNA KATHARINE BLESI, b. Feb 18, 1860, Switzerland; d. Jan 30, 1934, Champlin, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
RACHEL BLESI, b. 1863, St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota; d. 1930, Sheridan, Oregon.
HENRY BLESI, b. 1864, Dayton, Hennepin County, Minnesota; d. Jun 14, 1936, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
EMIL BLESI, b. Mar 03, 1867, Dayton, Hennepin County, Minnesota; d. Jul 13, 1946, Champlin, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
ROSA B. BLESI1 b. Oct 15, 1875, Dayton, Hennepin County, Minnesota; d. Sep 12, 1898, Champlin, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
WILLIAM BLESI, b. Sep 1877, Dayton, Hennepin County, Minnesota; d. Sep 1926, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Daughter Sadie married Charles Killmer.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Fridolin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Fridolin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Fridolin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Fridolin:
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Brenda Bonk 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch PJ1304741 [compare]
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~3.12%
Mary Bonk :
23andMe, GEDmatch AN8862736 [compare]
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~3.12%
George Blesi :
23andMe
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~3.12%
~12.50%
David North :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A198494 [compare], Ancestry member RuleOf72
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~1.56%
Judy (Osborn) Lopez :
AncestryDNA
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