Jakob Behsler von Wattingen

Life Sketch
Jakob Behsler von Wattingen was the husband of Magdalena Zumbrunnen. Magdalena and Jakob Behsler have a number of living descendants who can trace their ancestry. Jakob had as many as 9 different children with 3 different wives. He lived in the town of Wassen in the southern part of the Valley of Uri, nearer to the Gotthard Pass.

He was half-brothers with Magnus Behsler von Wattingen who was married to his wife’s sister Lucretia Zumbrunnen.

Vital Information

Name: Jakob Behsler von Wattingen
Sex: Male
Birth: Early-1500s
Residence: Wassen, Uri
Death: Unknown

Family Members

Father: Johann Casper Behsler
Mother: Catharina Gössi

Spouse: Magdalena Zumbrunnen
Children: Magnus Behsler von Wattingen, Barbara Behsler von Wattingen

Sources

  • Jakob is mentioned in Mansuetus Zumbrunnen entry in the Nobiliaire Militaire Suisse
  • Jakob Behsler entry at FamilySearch.org (free registration required).
  • Jakob Behsler entry at Stammler Genealogie.
  • One Comment

    1. […] to Anne Schuler. 2. Erasmus, married without posterity to Gertrude Kluser. 3. Madelaine, wife of Jacques de Behsler. 4. Margaretha, married to Johann Imhof of Blumenfeld. 5. Walther, captain of the Pope’s […]

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published.

    question razz sad evil exclaim smile redface biggrin surprised eek confused cool lol mad twisted rolleyes wink idea arrow neutral cry mrgreen

    You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>