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Bern K Langnau 36 - Taeuferfamilien Heimatrodel

Link: https://www.query.sta.be.ch/Dateien/19/D95727.pdf

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What it is and what it says

Heimatrodel der Täuferfamilien von Langnau, 1791–1870 — the citizenship roll of Anabaptist families of Langnau living in the Jura. Catalog entry. 74 scanned pages (two register pages per image).

What it is (p. 1): extract from the Bern council minutes — David Baumgartner of Langnau, an Anabaptist settled in the Bishopric of Basel, petitioned for his and fellow congregants’ children to be entered in Langnau’s Heimatrodel and given Heimatscheine; granted. Image:

Transcribed so far (by Claude, 2026-10-31; [bracketed] = uncertain):

  • p. 4: Leeman, Ulrich, at Delsberg; Maria Th[ü]ler; children Peter (14 Mar 1782, pag. 32) and Christen (9 Apr 1784, pag. 32).

  • p. 7: Neuenschwander, Christian, son of the late Peter, at Münster; Elisabeth [Ummel?]; children 1767–1788 incl. Johannes 6 May 1776, Michael 11 Jul 1779 (pag. 44). Neuenschwander, Hans, son of the late Peter, at Münster; Anna Gerber; children 1776–1788 incl. Hans 9 Apr 1776.

  • p. 8: Neuenschwander, Christen, son of Christen, at Münster (b. 2 Sep 1769) × Catharina Augsburger; children 1806–1825. Neuenschwander, Hans, at Undervelier/Delémont × Magdalena Leeman; children 1804–1809.

  • p. 9: Neuenschwander, Michael, son of the late Peter, at Münster × Barbara Steiner of Signau; children Hans 1777, Michael 9 Mar 1778, Verena 1781, Daniel 1785, Christen 1786, Barbara 1788, Peter 1790, Ulrich 1792. Neuenschwander, Bendicht, son of the late Peter, at Souboz × Elisabeth Leeman; children Peter 1766, Barbara 1769, Elisabeth 1773, Bendicht 1774, Johannes 8 Apr 1776, Ulrich 1778, Christen 1782, Michel 30 Jun 1785, Jacob 1788.

  • p. 10: Neuenschwander, Michael, son of the late Michael, at Florimont, canton de Delle, arr. de Belfort, married Anna Ernst; children Johannes 1810, Daniel 1812. Neuenschwander, Daniel, son of the late Michael, at Florimont, married [Verena Schumacher?] 20 Oct 1808; children Christen 1809, Catharina 1811, Johannes 1813.

  • p. 16: Neuenschwander, Johannes, son of Bendicht and Elisabeth Leeman (pag. 9), at Souboz, married Catharina Fuhrimann 2 Dec 1806; children Jacob 2 Apr 1808, Johannes 5 Mar 1810, Christen 6 Sep 1812, Catharina 5 Jan 1815, Elisabeth 13 Dec 1818, [Abraham?] 24 Mar 1821, Barbara 7 Nov 1823. Michel, brother of the above, × Barbara Fuhrimann (banns 8 Oct 1807), died 27 Oct 1859 aged 74 y 3 m 27 d; children 1808–1831.

  • p. 18: Neuenschwander, Peter, of here, at Perrefitte, parish of Münster × Elisabeth [Hutmacher?], married 10 Oct 1810; children Johannes 28 Jun 1811, Christen 23 Nov 1812, Anna 16 Oct 1814, Elisabeth 29 Dec 1816.

  • p. 32: Leeman, Peter, son of Ulrich and Maria Th[ü]ler (pag. 4), born 14 Mar 1782 at Corgémont, married at Mo[utier] 15 Aug 1820 Anna Fuhrimann, [Jos.?] daughter, of Oeschenbach, parish of Rohrbach, born 29 Feb 1788; married by Pfr. Walthard of Moutier (Ehe-Rodel No. 4 p. 19). Children Christen 22 Aug 1820, Abraham 17 Mar 1822, Peter 29 Sep 1823, Anna 25 Feb 1825, Jacob 8 Jun 1828. Christen Leeman (b. 1784) × Regina [Aeschlimann?], married 1827.

  • p. 17: Leemann, Hans, son of Hans, at Tavannes (d. 28 May 1796?) × Catharina Sebrel? of Höchstetten (d. 12 Apr 1806); children Hans 1765 (pag. 28), Susanna 1766, Christen 1769 (pag. 26), Elisabeth 1771, Ulrich 1774, Peter 1777, Barbara 1780, Catharina 1783, Abraham 1786; Ulrich, Peter, Catharina and Abraham marked “nach America” (read 2026-11-01).

  • p. 20: Neuenschwander, Samuel, of here, at Münster × Elisabeth [Lörtsch?] of Sumiswald, married in the parish of Münster 29 Jan 1809; children Abraham 1811, Johannes 1814, Peter 1817, Christen 1819. Neuenschwander, Johannes, of here, at Perrefitte, parish of Münster × Catharina Baumgartner, married 11 Apr 1806; [he?] died 6 Mar 1861 at Perrefitte; daughter Elisabeth b. 18 May 1812. No back-reference to his parents (like Peter’s entry on p. 18): probably Peter of Perrefitte’s brother or close kin.

  • p. 28: Leeman, Johannes, son of Hans and Catharina [Sebrel?] (pag. 17), b. 13 Jan 1765, d. 22 Jan 1840 × Barbara Leeman (b. 25 Aug 1764, pag. 3), married 8 Mar 1791; daughters Barbara and Anna (1798). Neuenschwander, Michael, son of Michel and Barbara Fuhrimann (pag. 16), b. 27 Jan 1816, at La Chèvre, Souboz, married at Court 2 Apr 1842 Catharina Bürki (b. 15 Sep 1822); ten children 1843–1863.

  • p. 44: Neuenschwander, Michael, son of Christen and Elisabeth [Ummel] (pag. 7), married 30 Mar 1805 Barbara [Dysli?] of Trub, living on the Münsterberg; children Elisabeth 1806, Magdalena 1807, Johannes 1810, Michael 1811, Christen 1812, Isaak 1814, Ulrich 1819, Barbara 1821. Neuenschwander, Johannes, son of Michel and Barbara Fuhrimann, b. 22 Oct 1809 (pag. 16), at Souboz or Sornetan, married 12 Apr 1836 at Souboz Anna [Schweizer?] of Höchstetten (b. 2 Apr 1812); children Marianne 1837, Barbara 1842.

  • p. 19: Röthlisberger, Jean, of here, at Moutier-Grandval × Barbara Schwab? of Rüthigen?; children Ulrich 29 Sep 1753, Jean or Johannes, Christen 2 Oct 1758. Röthlisberger, Christen, son of the above, × Barbara Steiner, Daniel’s daughter, of here; married at Trondai, Moutier-Grandval, “by Peter Ramseyer”, 10 Nov 1780, attested by Pfr. Moschard of Moutier; son Daniel 29 Jun 1790. An Anabaptist minister named Peter Ramseyer officiating in the Moutier mountains in 1780 (read 2026-11-01).

  • p. 34: Röthlisberger, Matthias, son of Matthias and Magdalena Bürki, b. 19 Nov 1774 at Bramgarten?, married at Tavannes 17 Jul 1802 Anna Leeman (Ulrich’s daughter, b. 20 Nov 1769, pag. 3); children Abraham 1808, Anna 1809, Christina 1806.

  • p. 65: Röthlisberger, Hans, son of Hans, at Court × Verena Moser of Rüderswil; children Barbara 1783, Anna 1 Apr 1784, Verena 1785, Ulrich 9 May 1787. Ulrich × Catharina Wälti of Rüderswil, married by Anabaptist custom 21 Apr 1813.

Full surname sweep (2026-11-01): every page’s family heading checked on contact sheets. Family heads found: Baumgartner, Leeman/Lehmann (many), Neuenschwander (many), Augsburger, Gerber, Burkhalter, Bürki, Hofer, Hofstetter, Kipfer, Blaser, Aeschlimann, Röthlisberger, Moser, Lüthi, Jakob and others. No family headed Fuhrimann, Stauffer, Habegger, Sprunger or Ramseyer (Fuhrimann women appear only as wives, pp. 16, 32). Anna Röthlisberger (b. 1762, Kirchberg; wife of Peter Sprunger) is not among the Röthlisberger children listed.

  • Remaining Neuenschwander entries pp. 20, 28, 44 transcribed (2026-11-01)
  • Every page checked for Fuhrimann, Lehman/Leeman, Ramseyer, Stauffer, Habegger, Sprunger (2026-11-01): Leeman and Röthlisberger families transcribed; none headed by the others

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Record compiled 31 October 2026.

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Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.

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