Sixth Generation (Continued)
Christen Rösti (Gilgian5, Anthonj4, David3, David2, David1).
Born in Nov 1702 in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland. Christen was baptized in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland, on 19 Nov 1702.
Christen Rösti married at Adelboden on 24 October 1721 (p. 837).
Gilgian Rösti (Gilgian5, Anthonj4, David3, David2, David1).
Born in Oct 1704 in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland. Gilgian was baptized in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland, on 12 Oct 1704. Gilgian died in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland, abt Nov 1704; he was <1.
The Reformed Church records in Adelboden state that Gilgian Rösti, 'ein Kind', died in 1704. The church records only lists without a date those who died.
Anna Rösti (Gilgian5, Anthonj4, David3, David2, David1).
Born in Jan 1706 in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland. Anna was baptized in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland, on 10 Jan 1706.
Gilgian (Kilian) Rösti (Gilgian5, Anthonj4, David3, David2, David1).
Born in Jun 1711 in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland. Gilgian (Kilian) was baptized in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland, on 7 Jun 1711.2 Gilgian (Kilian) died in Mahone Bay Range A, Lunenburg Twp., Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, in Mar 1781; he was 69. Buried on 20 Mar 1781 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia.
The baptimal records for his children in the Kirchenbuch for Adelboden, Gilgian Rösti's name is written as Ÿlian Rösti. The minister in the 1730s tended to write Gilgian as Ÿlian in other records as well.
The family resided in Centre Ranges according the poll taxes of the 1790s. At some point after 1798, the Schönemann family moved to Halifax where a sixth child was born. They eventually ended up at Beaverbank.
On 11 Nov 1729 Gilgian (Kilian) first married
Elsbeth (Elisabeth) Steiner, daughter of Peter Steiner & Anna Allenbach, in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland.
2 Born in Mar 1708 in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland. Elsbeth (Elisabeth) was baptized in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland, on 30 Mar 1708.2 Elsbeth (Elisabeth) died in Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, in Aug 1751; she was 43. Buried on 2 Aug 1751 in Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia.
They had the following children:
On 17 Jan 1758 Gilgian (Kilian) second married Anna Catherine Müssler, daughter of Johann Valentin Müssler & Anna Engell Catherine [Müssler], in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia. Born abt 1740 in Kur-Pfalz.
They had the following children:
Christina Rösti (Gilgian5, Anthonj4, David3, David2, David1).
Born in Jan 1715 in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland. Christina was baptized in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland, on 13 Jan 1715.
On 20 Jun 1738 Christina married Christian Hari in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland. Born in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland.