I had sent a reply directly to Pat, but it is probably worth remarking to the list in general. The Salis family was quite prominent in the history of Graubünden and established branches in various parts of the Canton. They were active in civic, economic, and military affairs. Von Salis members often served as officers of Swiss regiments in foreign military service. The different branches of the family often appended their home locations to the surname to indicate the branches. The branch cited in Peggy Chapman's message is often seen in documents as von Salis-Soglio. The branch from the Marschlins estate (near the junction of the Landquart and the Rhein, just south of Malans) was von Salis-Marschlins, and so forth. There are von Salis family histories and genealogies in the LDS Family History Library collection (I haven't checked to see how many are on microfilm). The family and it's relations to the other prominent families in the Canton is also discussed in the book by Randolph C. Head, 1995, "Early Modern Democracy in the Grisons: Social Order and Political Language in a Swiss Mountain Canton, 1470-1620," Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, xviii+287 pp., ISBN 0-521-47086-2. The book is in print and is available through Amazon.com and other sources. It's an interesting read if you want to learn more about the development of Graubünden. One wouldn't get it as a genealogical source, though. Regards, Mike Hobart ----- Original Message ----- From: chapman, peggy <pbchapman@door.net> To: <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [SWITZ] Surname SALIS > Dear Pat, > > My ancestor Schertorio de Toriano was bap. 1695, Soglio, Graubunden, > Switzerland. I ordered FHC microfilm #1192790 (item 2-4) > Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Solio > Registri ecclesiastici, 1650-1875, Salt Lake City, Filmati. > Gen. Soc. of Utah, 1980, in 1 bobina > Microfilm registri originali nell' Archivio di Stato, Graubunden. Parish > registers of baptisms, marriages and deaths for Soglio, also known as > Suol & Sulg. > Baptisms: 1650-1780 > Marriages 1650-1758 > Deaths 1650-1760 > > The name Salis appears in these records. > This appeared at the end of item 4. > "Popolalione della terra Parrochia di Soglio > Secondo L'Alfabeto delli normi delle Famiglie attualmente __? > __? anno 1801. nel Mefe di Genaro" > > A listing of families in Soglio with no. of males & females. > Here are the family names: > Coretti 11 males, 18 females > Cortabat 4 males 13 females > Dottesim 1 female > Fasciati 11 males, 11 females > Mercadant 8 males, 5 females > Pol 11 males, 10 females > Giovanoli 73 males, 82 females > Ruinelli 21 males, 33 females > Salici 29 males, 31 females > Soldan (no totals) > > SALIS > "le Famiglie nobili de Salis nativie di qul > & ahcora domicilanti, ouvero confervanti le loro avite po__? con illu__? > Dig__?" > > in Casa? detta Antonia 4 males,4 females > in Casa detta Radolpha 2 males > __ (not sure of this) 4 males 5 females > in Casa detta Battista 3 males, 2 females > in Casa detta Alta 1 male, 1 female > > Turriani (no totals) > > Zanin (no totals) > > Baptisims as late at 1842 also appear with mention of the name Salis > i.e. Johannes Salis > 1845 Barbara Salis > > The name appeared as early as 1650. As some of the Salis family > intermarried with my Toriano family. > > peggy b chapman, lubbock,tx > (Don't hold me to some of "my" transcriptions above -1801.) > The 1650-1740 records were in Latin > > > > > My grandfather was Manuel Esmeraldo Salis Gonzalez, born in Santiago de Cuba > > about 1892. I seek information on the SALIS family that migrated to Cuba > > before 1892. The Salis men in the generation of the 1840s-1860s had wives > > with Spanish names, so I assume they were in Cuba or Spain at that time. I > > don't know when the migration to Cuba occurred, and I don't know whether it > > was from Spain, Italy, France, Switzerland, or someplace else. Help! > > > > Patricia (Pat) Salis > > Houston, Texas > > Researching SALIS, GONZALEZ, ESMERALDO > > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation? Gone longer than 4 days? > mail to Switzerland-L-request@rootsweb.com > subject line: unsubscribe > nothing in message >