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Erne's in Switzerland

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Re: erne in Switzerland

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 7:10PM GMT
Classification: Query
My name is Jim Erne, years ago my Great Great Grandfather Carl Erne and Great Great Grandmother Fredolina left Gippegin, Switzerland (Canton Aragau) for Kelleys Island, OH USA.

In July of 1862, they sailed for the US, through the port of Le Havre, France to New York on the ship Ina Russell. From there they settled on Kelley's Island, which is an island located on Lake Erie in the state of Ohio. It is obvious they were following earlier Erne relatives who had previously emigrated to the area, most notably Jakob Erne (whose name was changed to Jacob Erney upon entering the US), who settled in Sandusky Ohio nine years earlier in 1853. Descendants of Jacob are numerous in the Sandusky area and they have a reunion every two years there. It is widely believed that the Erne's of Kelley's Island and the Erney's of Sandusky are related, but exactly how is not clear.

Karl and Fredolina were part of a larger immigration to the Lake Erie area which included many Germans and Swiss, particularly those associated with the wine business. Kelley's Island at that time was a major wine producer and was renowned for the high quality grapes grown in the shallow soil there. Karl was a part of this industry and was thus attracted to this island.



I'm interested in traveling to Gippingin, Switzerland one day to trace my family roots and hopefully meet some Erne's
SubjectAuthorDate Posted
Kelly Erne 25 Aug 2000 6:19AM GMT 
mirjam Erne 22 Apr 2001 1:35PM GMT 
merne194 2 Sep 2007 8:55AM GMT 
Uschi_Erne 3 Jan 2010 2:22AM GMT 
Domirocks28 31 Oct 2010 1:10AM GMT 
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