Julie, This is a stab in the dark, so take it for what it's worth. Buchser sounds a little to me like Buchsee. There is a town in Switzerland (Bern Canton, I think) named Buchsee (derived from the German word for boxtree, I think) and others with that name in it such as Muenchenbuchsee. I believe the other towns with that word in their names tend to be close to Buchsee and related in that there was a baron of Buchsee or something who owned/controlled those places. You other, more knowledgeable listers: Is it possible that Buchser is a person from Buchsee? Just a thought that flirted through my skull when I read your message. Regards, Paul +++++++++++++++++++ From: "Julie Reese Bookser" <jrbookse@yahoo.com> To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SWITZ] Buchser Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 08:59:12 -0400 Hello all, I'm researching my Husband's surname and believe the family came from Aargau Switzerland. Is anyone out there researching the BUCHSER surname? Hans Jacob Buchser was born on Jul 25, 1807. He married Elizabeth Brunner. They had 7 children - Jacob, Samuel, Verena, Rosina, Henriette, Susanna, & Rudolph. Does this family look familiar to anyone? Thanks, Julie ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== Resource Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~chewgw