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 Early generations of Wälti Family Genealogy and History as given by

“Historical Sketches of Eight Generations – Descendants of Ulrich Welty b. 1728”

written by S.H. Baumgartner - published 1926 in USA

 

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See updated genealogy and references HERE

See a summary of MAJOR ERRORS in the early generations

 

1) Ulrich Wälti, b.1728, birthplace and wife unknown (in Switzerland)  [no record found of this Ulrich]

         

2)  Niklaus Wälti, b.~1750, Leuenberg, Canton Basel, m. Christina Gerber ~1783

     - [actually b.13.1.1764, married Christina Badertscher 1783 per church records]

                   3) Anna Wälti, b. 1784, m. ~1815 to Peter Geiger, d. 20 Jan. 1854

                             4) John Geiger, b. 1816

                             4) Anna Geiger, Basinger, b. 1818

                             4) Fanny Geiger, Bucher, b. 1821

                             4) Barbara Geiger, b. 1824

                             4) Marian Geiger, Bucher, b. 1825

                             4) Peter Geiger, b. 1829

                             4) Elizabeth Geiger, b. 1831

                             4) Christian Geiger, b. 1835      

                   3) John [Hans] Wälti, b. 1787, Leuenberg, C. Basel   [citizen of Lauperswil]

                       - said to have bought a farm in 1815-16 in Lauperswil from uncle Jacob-G2

                       - m. Christina Gerber of Langnau 1815 [actually 1816 per church records]

                             4) John Wälti, b. 1817, Lauperswil, C. Bern, m. Maria Gerber

                                 - moved to America in 1846 after visit by Christian-G4 below

                                      5) Frederick Lewis Gottlieb Wälti, b. 1838, Lauperswil

                                                6) Reuben David Welty, b. 1869, Michigan USA

                                                          7) Otto R. Welty, b. 1899

                                                                   [8) next generation, b. 1925]

                                                                             [9) next generation – yDNA match]

                             4) Anna Barbara Wälti, Badertscher, b. 1824

                             4) Peter Wälti, b. 1822

                             4) Verena Wälti, Baumgartner, b. 1824

                             4) Mathias Wälti, b. 1826

4) Christian Wälti, b. 1828, died as young man

                             4) Fredrick Wälti, b. 1831 in Lauperswil

                                 - came to America with parents in 1855, visited relatives in Switzerland in 1896.

          5)  Andrew J. Welty, 1862

                   6) Leo D. Welty, b. 1898

                             [7) next generation, b. 1933]

                                                                   [8) next generation – yDNA match]

                             4) Elizabeth Wälti, Sutter, b. 1833

                             4) Ulrich Wälti, b. 1835

                             4) John Ulrich Wälti, b. 1836

                   3) Peter Wälti, b. 1793, unmarried

                   3) Barbara Christina Wälti, b. 1796, m. 24 Feb. 1821 to John Geiger, went to America 1835

         

2) Ulrich Wälti, b.~1753 at Tscheiwo (French Chaluet), Oberamt Münster, C. Bern, d. 1839

              - m. Barbara Lehman from Wattenwil ~1776, lived in Büderswil [Rü?], Vogtei Signau, Langnau

              - second wife Barbara Bichsel, date not known, last 4 children, lived at Tscheiwo

                   3) Peter Wälti, b. 21 Feb. 1778, Tscheiwo, m. Barbara Gerber of Bareyg, Langnau

                       - m. Barbara Gerber b.1788, parents Michael Gerber and Anna Boestlinger, d. 1836

                       - went to America 1824

                             4) Christian Wälti, b. 1824 in USA.  Visited John-G3 and other relatives in 1846.

3) Christian Wälti, b. 1780, C. Bern, m. Anna Rothlisberger ~1818, d. 1827

    - lived on Gratery mountain, between Mountier and Court

          4) Anna Wälti, Zingg, b. 28 Aug. 1820

          4) Katharina Wälti, Amstutz, b. 16 April 1822

                   3) Katharina Wälti, b.~1784, died in childhood

                   3) Barbara Wälti, b,~1786, died in childhood

                   3) Anna Wälti, b. 1790, feeble-minded

                   3) John “Hans” Wälti, b, 24 Dec, 1798, Chaluet, near Court, went to America 1824

                   3) Magdalena Wälti, Moser, b. 1799, C. Bern, d. 1840

              - married Jacob Moser, known as Champoz Jacob, 26 Apr. 1826.  He was b. 1799

    at Montier, C. Bern, d. 1 May 1850, father was Dr. “Hans” Moser. 

                             4) Benjamin Moser, b. 12 May 1828

                             4) Rachel Moser, Schaffter, b. 23 Sept. 1830

                             4) Judith Moser, Loganbill, b. 22 July 1833

                             4) Sarah Moser, Loganbill, b. 6 June 1836

                             4) Solomon Moser, b.~1837, died young

                             4) Dina Moser, Gerber, b. 9 Aug. 1839

                   3) Katharina & Verena Wälti, Gerber (twins), went to America as children

         

2) Jacob Wälti, b. ~1755, Leuenberg, Canton Basel, wife and death date not known

               - said to have owned a farm in Lauperswil, sold in 1815-16 to nephew John [Hans], son of Niklaus.

                   3) Fredrick Wälti, b. ~1780-85, probably in Lauperswil

                         - still living in 1896 when visited by Fredrick-G4, uncle of S.H.Baumgartner (the author)

                   3) Christian Wälti. b. ~1782-87, probably in Lauperswil, m. Anna Zürcher

                       - still living in 1896 when visited by Fredrick-G4, uncle of S.H.Baumgartner (the author)

                             4) Barbara Wälti, Baumgartner, b. 1795, C. Bern

                             4) Peter Wälti, b. 1797, unmarried

                             4) Anna Wälti, Nusbaumer, b. 1802

                             4) Christina Wälti, b. 11 June 1805, went to America in 1824

                             4) Katharina Wälti, Lehman, b.~1807

                             4) Magdalena Wälti, b,~1809, unmarried