abt 1750 Gilgian/Kilian (William) first married Elsbeth (Elisabeth) Allenbach, daughter of David Allenbach & Christina Schranz. Born abt Mar 1728 in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland. Elsbeth (Elisabeth) was baptized in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland, on 7 Mar 1728. Elsbeth (Elisabeth) died in At Sea, in 1751; she was 22.
Elisabeth Allenbach of Adelboden, who was engaged to Gilgian Rosti, emigrated in 1750 to Nova Scotia, against the will of her parents. Elizabeth was the daughter of David Allenbach of Adelboden and she left behind her in this country four brothers and a sister: Abraham, David, Peter, Steffen and Susannah Allenbach. They now request the government to allow them the usufruct of the interest on Elisabeth's inheritance of 222 crowns, and their request is granted.
According to oral reports Elisabeth Allenbach died during the journey at sea.
It is not clear from the documents whether this Gilgian Rosti also emigrated, as may be assumed. It is possible, however, that Elisabeth Allenbach left because she did not wish to marry this man.
[1767, March/April. Frutigen Buch D, 1091/1103]
Lists of Swiss Emigrants in the Eighteenth Century to the Ameican Colonies, Volume II
There does not appear to be any record of a marriage in Adelboden, Kanton Bern, Switzerland or Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is unclear from the records in Nova Scotia if she was among the Rösti family.