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Christian Zurcher

Birth
Switzerland
Death
1892 (aged 75–76)
Burial
Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1
Memorial ID
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From the Houghton County death register for 1891:
Christian Zurcher, died March 1 at Hancock, widower, age 75y 3m 0d
farmer, birth place: Switzerland

Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996 (familysearch.org):
Name Christen Zürcher
Birth Date 11 Nov 1816
Father's Name Peter Zürcher
Mother's Name Barbara Fankhauser
Baptism Date 1 Dec 1816
Event Place Trub, Bern, Schweiz

Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996 (familysearch.org):
Name Christian Zürcher
Father's Name Peter
Spouse's Name Magdal [Magdalena] Zaugg
Spouse's Father's Name Hansen
Marriage Date 20 Oct 1837
Marriage Place Trub, Bern, Schweiz

From New York Passenger Lists (ancestry.com):
Arriving in New York from Le Havre, France on 8 April 1884:
Christian Zurcher age 68, from Switzerland, destination: Michigan
Simon Zurcher age 40
From the Houghton County death register for 1891:
Christian Zurcher, died March 1 at Hancock, widower, age 75y 3m 0d
farmer, birth place: Switzerland

Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996 (familysearch.org):
Name Christen Zürcher
Birth Date 11 Nov 1816
Father's Name Peter Zürcher
Mother's Name Barbara Fankhauser
Baptism Date 1 Dec 1816
Event Place Trub, Bern, Schweiz

Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996 (familysearch.org):
Name Christian Zürcher
Father's Name Peter
Spouse's Name Magdal [Magdalena] Zaugg
Spouse's Father's Name Hansen
Marriage Date 20 Oct 1837
Marriage Place Trub, Bern, Schweiz

From New York Passenger Lists (ancestry.com):
Arriving in New York from Le Havre, France on 8 April 1884:
Christian Zurcher age 68, from Switzerland, destination: Michigan
Simon Zurcher age 40

Inscription

GRANDFATHER / 1816 - 1892



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  • Created by: Tami
  • Added: Nov 22, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8114384/christian-zurcher: accessed ), memorial page for Christian Zurcher (1816–1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8114384, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Tami (contributor 24662034).