Johann Gottfried Wuthrich

Male 1854 - 1932  (77 years)


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  • Name Johann Gottfried Wuthrich 
    Nickname John 
    Born 5 Nov 1854  Därstetten, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 19 Nov 1854  Därstetten, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Mar 1932  Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Montpelier City Cemetery, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I4681  Speirs-Taylor
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2020 

    Father Johannes Wuthrich,   b. 10 Sep 1834, Därstetten, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1888, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Susanna Eggen,   b. 8 Jul 1835, Därstetten, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1872, Därstetten, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 26 Oct 1854  Trub, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1492  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Louise Eschler,   b. 18 Apr 1845, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1887, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 21 Nov 1883  Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. John Wuthrich,   b. 5 May 1885, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1907, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     2. Emma Wuthrich,   b. 1886, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1889, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
    Last Modified 18 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F1494  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Anna Maria Teuscher,   b. 9 Sep 1852,   d. 1908, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 18 Nov 1889  Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Robert Wuthrich,   b. 13 Oct 1890, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1966, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     2. Anna Lina Wuthrich,   b. 11 Jul 1892, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1898, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     3. Magdalena Wuthrich,   b. 9 Nov 1894, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1903, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 8 years)
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F1499  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Marie M,   b. 20 Mar 1861, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1937, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 1910  Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 18 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F1500  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Nov 1854 - Därstetten, Bern, Switzerland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 19 Nov 1854 - Därstetten, Bern, Switzerland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Nov 1889 - Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Mar 1932 - Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    The Ship 'France'
    The Ship "France"
    Johannes and Elizabeth Wutherich, along with nine children, crossed the Atlantic to America on The France on the 5th of May, 1881.

    Ancestry.com, Passenger Ships and Images

    Documents
    1854 Baptism of Johan Gottfried Wüterich
    1854 Baptism of Johan Gottfried Wüterich
    19 November 1854, Därstetten, Bern, Switzerland

    Name: Johan Gottfried
    Birth date: 5 Nov 1854
    Baptism date: 19 Nov 1854
    Father: Johannes Wüterich, son of Johannes from Trub
    Mother: Susanna Eggen, daughter of Christian
    Parents married: 26 Oct 1854

    Godparents:
    1. Christian Eggen, miller
    2. Johan Wüterich, child's grandfather
    3. [] Magdalena Freutschi born Eggen

    FamilySearch.org, Switzerland, Church Records, 1277-1992 (images), Bern, Bern, Evangelisch-Reformierte, Taufen, Index 1849-1876, img 22, p. 38
    1881 New York Arrival of Johann and Elizabeth Wuthrich Family
    1881 New York Arrival of Johann and Elizabeth Wuthrich Family
    Ship Name: France
    Arrival Date: 5 May 1881
    Nationality: Swiss
    Port of Departure: Le Havre, France
    Destination: USA
    Port of Arrival: New York, New York

    Joh Wutherich, 46 years old
    Elise Wutherich, 31 years old
    Joh Wutherich, 26 years old
    Samuel Wutherich, 24 years old
    Christ Wutherich, 20 years old
    Caroline Wutherich, 16 years old
    Robert Wutherich, 11 years old
    Magdelina Wutherich, 10 years old
    Elise Wutherich, 4 years old
    Louise Wutherich, 3 years old
    Rosalie Wutherich, Infant

    Source:
    New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957; Year: 1881; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 436; Line: 22; List Number: 533
    1900 US Federal Census and the Household of John and Annie Wuthrich in Thomas Fork, Idaho
    1900 US Federal Census and the Household of John and Annie Wuthrich in Thomas Fork, Idaho
    Thomas Fork, Bear Lake, Idaho
    John Wuthrich, 45 year old rancher, born Nov 1854 in Switzerland; married 11 years; Immigrated in 1881.
    Annie Wuthrich, 47 year old wife, born Sept 1852 in Switzerland; three children, two living; Immigrated in 1889.
    John Wuthrich, 15 year old son born March 1885 in Idaho.
    Robert Wuthrich, 9 year old son born Oct 1890 in Idaho.
    Maggie Wuthrich, 5 year old daughter born Nov 1894 in Idaho.

    Source:
    1900 US Federal Census; Census Place: Thomas Fork, Bear Lake, Idaho; Roll: 231; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1240231
    1910 US Federal Census and the Households of Ezra Wuthrich and John Wuthrich in Montpelier, Idaho
    1910 US Federal Census and the Households of Ezra Wuthrich and John Wuthrich in Montpelier, Idaho
    Montpelier Ward 1, Bear Lake, Idaho

    Dwelling 12
    Ezra Wuthrich, 22 years old, single, born in Idaho.
    William Hughes, 37 year old brother-in-law, widowed, born in England; Immigrated in 1889.

    Dwelling 13
    John Wuthrich, 55 year old, M2-marriage of 0 years; born in Switzerland; Immigrated in 1880.
    Mary Wuthrich, 49 years old, M2-marriage of 0 years; born in Switzerland; Immigrated in 1904.
    Robert Wuthrich, 19 years old, born in Idaho.
    1932 Death Certificate of John (Johann) G Wuthrick
    1932 Death Certificate of John (Johann) G Wuthrick
    John G Wutherick was the son of John and Magdelin Eggar Wutherick, both of Switzerland. He was seventy-seven years when he died of "old age."

    Headstones
    The Family of Johann Gottfried Wuthrich in the Montpelier City Cemetery
    The Family of Johann Gottfried Wuthrich in the Montpelier City Cemetery
    Johann had five children with two wives. Robert, a son with Anna Maria Teuscher, is the only one who lived beyond twenty-one years of age.


  • Sources 
    1. [S33] Find A Grave.
      Find A Grave Memorial #100476716



    2. [S28] Idaho Marriages, 1878-1898; 1903-1942, (FamilySearch).
      John Wuetherick married Louise Eschler on 21 Nov 1883 in Bear Lake County, Idaho.
      FHL Film Number: 1450967

    3. [S34] Idaho, Marriage Index, 1842-1962, 1975-1996 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005).
      Name: Anna Marie Teuscher
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 18 Nov 1889
      Marriage Place: Bear Lake, Idaho, USA
      Residence Place: Montpelier, Bear Lake Co., Idaho
      Spouse: John Gottfried Wuthrich