Christian Haldimann (1625 - 1700)

Born 1625 in Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Margareta (Ruch) Haldimann — married before 1650 in Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland [uncertain]

Husband of Barbara (Wyss) Haldimann — married 28 Nov 1651 in Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland

Descendants

Died 1700 at about age 75 in Switzerland

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Biography

Christian Haldimann was born in 1625 in Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland, son of Claus Nicklaus Haldimann and Christina Liechti.

Christian married Anna Margareta Ruch Their children were:

1. Honnête Gaspard "Caspar" (Haldimann) Haldimand
2. Anna Catharina (Haldiman) Erb.

Christian married Barbara Wyss on the 28th of November 1651 in Bern.^[1][2] They are mentioned as father and mother in Hans birth record.^[3]

In July 1673, his wife Barbara Wyss was banned from Steffisburg for being an Anabaptist. Christian Haldimann then distinguished himself in when he intervened with loud cries and equipped with a simple fork at the arrest of his Anabaptist wife. This action earned Christian a prison sentence and the bailiff of Thun also imposed a very heavy fine of 200 pounds on him. He also paid a fine for his Mennonite mother.^[4] Christian and Barbara's family was described as being very poor with many children.^[5]

Christian died in 1700 in Switzerland aged ~75.

Children With Barbara Wyss

Per the Leasa database, held by the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, the children of Christian and Barbara are as follows:

1. Anna Haldiman bp. 28 Nov 1652^[6]
2. Christian Haldiman bp. 24 Sep 1654,^[7] d. a 1697
3. Hans Haldema bp. 20 Apr 1656,^[8] d. a 1693
4. Barbara Haldimann b. Apr 1658, d. bef. Mar 1664^[9]
5. Niclaus Haldiman bp. 6 Nov 1659^[10]
6. Peter Haldimann bp. 2 Mar 1662^[11]
7. Barbara Haldiman bp. 27 Mar 1664^[12]
8. Catherina Haldiman bp. 8 Jul 1666^[13]
9. Elsbeth Haldiman bp. 22 Nov 1668^[14]
10. Verena Haldiman bp. 29 Oct 1671^[15][16]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Switzerland, Select Marriages, 1532-1910". FHL Film Number: 2005964. Ancestry Record 60174 #492505 (accessed 21 May 2022). Christen Haldiman marriage to Barbara Wyss on 28 Nov 1651 in Bern, Switzerland.
2. ↑ "Schweiz Heiraten, 1532-1910  ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FVN8-C6T : 10 February 2020), Christen Haldiman, 1651.
3. ↑ Steffisburg church book (1640-1657), State archives of Canton Bern, (https://www.query.sta.be.ch/Dateien/19/D96708.pdf)
4. ↑ Egge, Marion F. "Pennsylvania German Roots Across the Ocean," (PA: Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 2000), p. 129. (Preview on Google Books)
5. ↑ Souvenance anabaptiste, no. 25 -2006 p24 (https://histoire-menno.net/souvenance-anabaptiste)
6. ↑ "Schweiz, Katholische und Lutherisch Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66J6-K389 : 31 January 2022), Christen Haldiman in entry for Anna Haldiman, 1652.
7. ↑ "Schweiz, Katholische und Lutherisch Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66J6-8Y39 : 31 January 2022), Christen Haldiman in entry for Christen Haldiman, 1654.
8. ↑ "Schweiz, Katholische und Lutherisch Kirchenbücher, 1418-1996", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66J6-FR2T : 31 January 2022), Christ Haldiman in entry for Hanss Haldiman, 1656.
9. ↑ "Schweiz Taufen, 1491-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FVDM-T2H : 10 February 2020), Christen Haldiman in entry for Baby Haldiman, Baby, 1664.
10. ↑ "Schweiz Taufen, 1491-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FVFG-S73 : 10 February 2020), Christen Haldiman in entry for Niclaus Haldiman, 1659.
11. ↑ "Schweiz Taufen, 1491-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FVFG-4DS : 10 February 2020), Christen Haldiman in entry for Peter Haldiman, 1662.
12. ↑ "Schweiz Taufen, 1491-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FVDM-T2H : 10 February 2020), Christen Haldiman in entry for Baby Haldiman, Baby, 1664.
13. ↑ "Schweiz Taufen, 1491-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FVFL-17D : 10 February 2020), Christen Haltenamn in entry for Catri Haltenamn, 1666.
14. ↑ "Schweiz Taufen, 1491-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FVFL-JM7 : 10 February 2020), Christen Halteman in entry for Elsi Halteman, 1668.
15. ↑ Child Baptism: "Switzerland, Select Baptisms, 1491-1940". Ancestry Record 60170 #1030337 (accessed 21 May 2022). Christen Haltiman's child Verena Haltiman baptism on 29 Oct 1671 in Steffisberg, Bern, Switzerland.
16. ↑ "Schweiz Taufen, 1491-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FVFL-VWG : 10 February 2020), Christen Haltiman in entry for Verena Haltiman, 1671.

• Steffisburg church book (1640-1657), State archives of Canton Bern, (https://www.query.sta.be.ch/Dateien/19/D96708.pdf)

• Egge, Marion F. "Pennsylvania German Roots Across the Ocean," (PA: Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, 2000), p. 129. (Preview on Google Books)

• Souvenance anabaptiste, no. 25 -2006 p24 (https://histoire-menno.net/souvenance-anabaptiste)