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Maria Hegnauer

Born at Igis in 1815 and died there in 1815.

born before 23 Jan 1815 at Igis, Graubünden died before 5 Feb 1815 at Igis, Graubünden

Igis from the air, 1 Sep 1947. Werner Friedli, ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Stiftung Luftbild Schweiz, LBS_H1-010091, CC BY-SA 4.0

Life story

Maria Hegnauer was baptised at Igis, in the Rhine valley of Graubünden, Switzerland, on 23 January 1815, a daughter of Jakob Hegnauer and Christina Pleisch, who had married there in 1808.1–2 Like her brother Leonhard, born three years before, she took her name from her mother's side of the family: Christina's parents were Leonhard Pleisch and Maria Nett.3–4

Maria did not live long. An infant Maria Hegnauer, the daughter of a Jacob Hegnauer and very probably this child, was buried at Igis on 5 February 1815, thirteen days after the baptism.5 Before the year was out, on Christmas Day, her parents brought another daughter, Elsbeth, to the church to be baptised.6

What we know

Proven

  • Birth at Igis, 1815
  • Baptism at Igis, 1815
  • Burial at Igis, 1815

Probable

  • Death at Igis, 1815

What's still open

  • Sources. FamilySearch's index of the Igis Reformed parish registers; the images have not been viewed.

Sources

Sources 1–2

1 Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1815

"Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418–1996," database, FamilySearch, baptism of Maria Hegnauer, 23 January 1815, Igis, Graubünden; parents Jacob Hegnauer and Christina Pleisch. FamilySearch record 6F8C-N6FM; also indexed as Maria "Hegmnauer", parents Jakob Hegmnauer and Christina "Fleischi" [Pleisch], FamilySearch record 6F8C-TB2G

2 Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1808

"Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418–1996," database, FamilySearch, marriage of Jacob Hegnauer and Christina Pleisch, 18 October 1808, Igis, Graubünden. FamilySearch record 6F84-F9CG; also indexed with the bride as Christina Flaisch, FamilySearch record 66VW-PY6Q

Sources 3–4

3 Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1812

"Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418–1996," database, FamilySearch, baptism of Leonhard Hegnauer, 14 June 1812, Igis, Graubünden; parents Jacob Hegnauer and Christina Pleisch. FamilySearch record 6F8C-5FWF; also (mother "Christina Flüsch") FamilySearch record 66VM-PTWY

4 Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1862

"Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418–1996," database, FamilySearch, burial of Christina Hegnauer, 20 September 1862, Igis, Graubünden; died 17 September 1862; aged 70 [the index computes born 1792]; parents Leonhard Pleisch and Maria Nett. FamilySearch record 6F8D-93LL (indexed "Christian"); a second Igis entry gives the burial as 21 September 1862, FamilySearch record 6F8D-3PBK; the death was also entered in the register of Luzein, her home parish, FamilySearch record 6FZ1-Y5LQ

Source 5

5 Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1815

"Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418–1996," database, FamilySearch, burial of Maria Hegnauer, 5 February 1815, Igis, Graubünden; age "0 days", born 1815 [computed]; father Jacob Hegnauer. FamilySearch record 6F88-5JL1

Source 6

6 Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1815

"Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418–1996," database, FamilySearch, baptism of Elsbeth Hegnauer, 25 December 1815, Igis, Graubünden; parents Jacob Hegnauer and Christina Pleisch. FamilySearch record 6F8C-5XG7; also (mother "Christina Fleisch") FamilySearch record 6F8C-1PTL

Life in time

before 23 Jan 1815

Birth , Igis, Graubünden, Switzerland

proven Source 1

How we know

Only her baptism is recorded, so she was born on or shortly before 23 Jan 1815.

The Igis baptism register (FamilySearch index, two entries) gives her baptism on 23 Jan 1815; the index gives no birth date.

  1. 1815 Birth before 23 Jan 1815 · Igis, Graubünden · proven

    Only her baptism is recorded, so she was born on or shortly before 23 Jan 1815.

    The Igis baptism register (FamilySearch index, two entries) gives her baptism on 23 Jan 1815; the index gives no birth date.

    Source 1

  2. 1815 Baptism 23 Jan 1815 · Igis, Graubünden · proven

    Igis Reformed parish register (FamilySearch index, two entries; the image has not been viewed). Parents Jacob Hegnauer and Christina Pleisch (indexed "Jakob Hegmnauer" and "Christina Fleischi" in the second entry).

    Both index entries give 23 Jan 1815 and name the parents as Jacob (Jakob) Hegnauer and Christina Pleisch, the couple who had married at Igis in 1808.

    Source 1

  3. 1815 Death before 5 Feb 1815 · Igis, Graubünden · probable

    Probable: see the burial.

    If the infant Maria Hegnauer, daughter of Jacob Hegnauer, buried at Igis on 5 Feb 1815 is she (probable), she died on or shortly before that day, a few weeks old at most. The index gives no death date.

    Source 5

  4. 1815 Burial 5 Feb 1815 · Igis, Graubünden · proven

    Igis burial register (FamilySearch index): Maria Hegnauer, age "0 days", born 1815 [computed], father Jacob Hegnauer; the mother is not named. The image has not been viewed.

    The burial of 5 Feb 1815, thirteen days after her baptism, is of an infant Maria born in 1815 whose father was Jacob Hegnauer. She is the only Maria Hegnauer baptised at Igis between 1805 and 1830, and the other Jacob Hegnauer at Igis then, husband of Maria Ladner, had had his last known child in 1813. So the burial is very probably hers.

    Sources 1, 5

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  • probable

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The evidence 4 facts with their grades, 7 sources, and the research notes

Facts

Fact Date Place Grade Sources
Birth before 23 Jan 1815 Igis, Graubünden, Switzerland proven 1
Baptism 23 Jan 1815 Igis, Graubünden, Switzerland proven 1
Death before 5 Feb 1815 Igis, Graubünden, Switzerland probable 5
Burial 5 Feb 1815 Igis, Graubünden, Switzerland proven 1 , 5

Research notes

  • Sources: FamilySearch's index of the Igis Reformed parish registers; the images have not been viewed.1, 5
  • Baptism: Two index entries, both of 23 Jan 1815: one names the parents as Jacob Hegnauer and Christina Pleisch, the other as "Jakob Hegmnauer" and Christina "Fleischi".1
  • Burial (probable): The burial of 5 Feb 1815 names only the father, Jacob Hegnauer, and gives the age as "0 days" (as indexed). Two Jacob Hegnauers had families at Igis then. The other, the husband of Maria Ladner, had had his last known child, Catharina, baptised in November 1813 and buried in December 1814.7 No other Maria Hegnauer was baptised at Igis between 1805 and 1830, so the burial is very probably this Maria's.5
  • Maria and Elsbeth: Her early death explains why a sister, Elsbeth, could be baptised eleven months after her.6
  • This profile is part of the Hegnauer one-name study.

Working notes

  • Parents: proven - baptized 23 January 1815, both parents named in the entry
  • Reviewed 27 Sep 2026 : bapt. Igis 23 Jan 1815 (6F8C-N6FM; also 'Hegmnauer', 6F8C-TB2G); bur. Igis 5 Feb 1815, aged 0 days, father Jacob Hegnauer (6F88-5JL1) - probable

Sources

  1. 1

    "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418–1996," database, FamilySearch, baptism of Maria Hegnauer, 23 January 1815, Igis, Graubünden; parents Jacob Hegnauer and Christina Pleisch. FamilySearch record 6F8C-N6FM; also indexed as Maria "Hegmnauer", parents Jakob Hegmnauer and Christina "Fleischi" [Pleisch], FamilySearch record 6F8C-TB2G

  2. 2

    "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418–1996," database, FamilySearch, marriage of Jacob Hegnauer and Christina Pleisch, 18 October 1808, Igis, Graubünden. FamilySearch record 6F84-F9CG; also indexed with the bride as Christina Flaisch, FamilySearch record 66VW-PY6Q

  3. 3

    "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418–1996," database, FamilySearch, baptism of Leonhard Hegnauer, 14 June 1812, Igis, Graubünden; parents Jacob Hegnauer and Christina Pleisch. FamilySearch record 6F8C-5FWF; also (mother "Christina Flüsch") FamilySearch record 66VM-PTWY

  4. 4

    "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418–1996," database, FamilySearch, burial of Christina Hegnauer, 20 September 1862, Igis, Graubünden; died 17 September 1862; aged 70 [the index computes born 1792]; parents Leonhard Pleisch and Maria Nett. FamilySearch record 6F8D-93LL (indexed "Christian"); a second Igis entry gives the burial as 21 September 1862, FamilySearch record 6F8D-3PBK; the death was also entered in the register of Luzein, her home parish, FamilySearch record 6FZ1-Y5LQ

  5. 5

    "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418–1996," database, FamilySearch, burial of Maria Hegnauer, 5 February 1815, Igis, Graubünden; age "0 days", born 1815 [computed]; father Jacob Hegnauer. FamilySearch record 6F88-5JL1

  6. 6

    "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418–1996," database, FamilySearch, baptism of Elsbeth Hegnauer, 25 December 1815, Igis, Graubünden; parents Jacob Hegnauer and Christina Pleisch. FamilySearch record 6F8C-5XG7; also (mother "Christina Fleisch") FamilySearch record 6F8C-1PTL

  7. 7

    "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418–1996," database, FamilySearch, baptism of Catharina Hegnauer, 23 November 1813, Igis, Graubünden; parents Jakob Hegnauer and Maria Ladner. FamilySearch record 6F8C-B84R; and burial of Catharina Hegnauer, 11 December 1814, Igis; born 1813 [computed]; father "Jac" Hegnauer. FamilySearch record 6F88-5JV3