Hello, I am looking for records about the Swiss Guard. According to my grandmother's cousin, my gg grandfather was a Swiss Guard in Rome to two popes, Gregory and Pius, sometime in 1840. Her letter is rather confusing, but I think that she is referring to Joseph SCHUMACHER b. 1827, married to Francoise LISS/Frances LEESE, or maybe to his father Joseph SCHUMACHER b. 1803, married to Salome KUNTZMANN. They were both from the Rodern or Bergheim area in Alsace. I have found many documents concerning this family, but haven't had any luck with the Swiss Guard question. Many thanks. Merci mille fois. Susan

Why don't you try contacting the Vatican: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/swiss_guard/index.htm http://www.schweizergarde.org/ Best wishes, Lynda Jones Bloomsburg, PA USA _____ . Weberstedt, Thuringen, Germany - home of the Uttrodts Family names: Brong, Freitag, von Freitag, Miller, Prang, Savino, Schueller, Uetterodt, von Uetterodt, Utterodt, Uttenrodt, von Uttenrodt, Uttrodt, Ottrott, Van Etten, Van Horn Collateral lines: Dwyer, Eltus, LaFrance, Prentice, Smith . -----Original Message----- From: alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:alsace-lorraine-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Bruce & Susan Knutson Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 4:25 PM To: alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [A-L] Swiss Guard Hello, I am looking for records about the Swiss Guard. According to my grandmother's cousin, my gg grandfather was a Swiss Guard in Rome to two popes, Gregory and Pius, sometime in 1840. Her letter is rather confusing, but I think that she is referring to Joseph SCHUMACHER b. 1827, married to Francoise LISS/Frances LEESE, or maybe to his father Joseph SCHUMACHER b. 1803, married to Salome KUNTZMANN. They were both from the Rodern or Bergheim area in Alsace. I have found many documents concerning this family, but haven't had any luck with the Swiss Guard question. Many thanks. Merci mille fois. Susan -- Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It is my understanding that Swiss Guards were and are (only the ones at the Vatican still exist) only Swiss citizens. While Swiss Guards served in other countries (courts, etc.) I think that all had to be Swiss nationals. Gloria I On 1 23, 2008, at 6:24 AM, Bruce & Susan Knutson wrote: > Hello, > > I am looking for records about the Swiss Guard. According to my > grandmother's cousin, my gg grandfather was a Swiss Guard in Rome to > two popes, Gregory and Pius, sometime in 1840. Her letter is rather > confusing, but I think that she is referring to Joseph SCHUMACHER b. > 1827, married to Francoise LISS/Frances LEESE, or maybe to his father > Joseph SCHUMACHER b. 1803, married to Salome KUNTZMANN. They were both > from the Rodern or Bergheim area in Alsace. > > I have found many documents concerning this family, but haven't had > any luck with the Swiss Guard question. > > Many thanks. > > Merci mille fois. > > Susan > --