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Hans Jacob Hegnauer

Baptised at Volketswil in 1644.

baptised 10 Jun 1644 at Volketswil, Zürich

Hegnau from the air, 26 Apr 1946. Werner Friedli, ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Stiftung Luftbild Schweiz, LBS_H1-008904, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Hans Jacob Hegnauer was baptised on 10 June 1644 at Volketswil, canton Zürich, Switzerland, the son of Marx Hegnauer and Cleophe Isler.

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  • Baptism at Volketswil, 1644

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10 Jun 1644

Baptism, Volketswil, Zürich, Switzerland

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Baptism 10 Jun 1644 Volketswil, Zürich, Switzerland proven O04795

Working notes

  • Family line: Schwyz index (parish not stated); parents: proven - baptism names both parents; index only (FamilySearch), images not seen; records: O04795
  • Register identified 27 Sep 2026: the 'Schwyz' index series is the Volketswil register (DGS 8120584 = Film 889427, item 1: Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Volketswil, Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1588-1801); the index place is only 'Schweiz', which FamilySearch standardized as 'Schwyz'
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Evidence Explained

Hegnauer One-Name Study, “Hans Jacob Hegnauer (H1871, b. 1644),” hegnauer.family (https://hegnauer.family/people/h1871-hans-jacob-hegnauer/ : accessed 28 September 2026).

Chicago (notes)

“Hans Jacob Hegnauer (H1871, b. 1644),” hegnauer.family, Hegnauer One-Name Study, accessed September 28, 2026, https://hegnauer.family/people/h1871-hans-jacob-hegnauer/.

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