About us
The project goals are four-fold.
In the early 1700's, the main U.S. "Longenecker" branch immigrated to the Pennsylvania colony from Canton Bern, Switzerland. Today, these descendants number between 50,000 and 100,000. A first goal is to identify participants' ancestors who came from the village of Langenegg, near Langnau, Canton Bern, circa the 16th century.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, some Langeneggers immigrated to the middle and west coast of the U.S. A second goal is to identify participants' ancestors who came from the village of Langenegg, near Gais, Canton Appenzell, circa the 16th century.
A third goal is to identify participants' ancestors who came from other Langenegg or Langegg villages in the Alps. For example, the Langenegger clan inhabited the Langenegg Castle, Allgäu, southern Germany, in the 13th-16th centuries. As a second example, there may be Langeneggers who came from the 13th-century village of Langenegg, Bregenz, Austria. As a third example, there may be famlies that are descended from lawyer Anthoni Langenegger who lived in Weggis, Canton Lucerne, Switzerland in the 17th century.
In 1685, Andrew Peterson Longacre (aka Långåker) had his name changed from Andreas Petersson of Siamsenson, Kingsessing (now West Philadelphia, PA). He was born in Philadelphia in 1657 and his father came from Sweden. A fourth goal is to identify participants' ancestors who stem from Sweden.
In the early 1700's, the main U.S. "Longenecker" branch immigrated to the Pennsylvania colony from Canton Bern, Switzerland. Today, these descendants number between 50,000 and 100,000. A first goal is to identify participants' ancestors who came from the village of Langenegg, near Langnau, Canton Bern, circa the 16th century.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, some Langeneggers immigrated to the middle and west coast of the U.S. A second goal is to identify participants' ancestors who came from the village of Langenegg, near Gais, Canton Appenzell, circa the 16th century.
A third goal is to identify participants' ancestors who came from other Langenegg or Langegg villages in the Alps. For example, the Langenegger clan inhabited the Langenegg Castle, Allgäu, southern Germany, in the 13th-16th centuries. As a second example, there may be Langeneggers who came from the 13th-century village of Langenegg, Bregenz, Austria. As a third example, there may be famlies that are descended from lawyer Anthoni Langenegger who lived in Weggis, Canton Lucerne, Switzerland in the 17th century.
In 1685, Andrew Peterson Longacre (aka Långåker) had his name changed from Andreas Petersson of Siamsenson, Kingsessing (now West Philadelphia, PA). He was born in Philadelphia in 1657 and his father came from Sweden. A fourth goal is to identify participants' ancestors who stem from Sweden.