>Is he of GILIGEN's Island fame? What do you know? >Walter That Gilligan, and would be over at the Irish genealogical mailing list. Anyway, although I don't know German, I think the last syllable of the two names are pronounced very differently. Dale > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 5:20 AM >Subject: [SWITZ] GILIGEN family > > >> Hi, could someone please tell me if they have anything >> on the GILIGEN family in terms of the canton(s) and >> village(s) where it might have originated from in >> Switzerland? I have seen a deed from Lancaster County, >> Pennsylvania which states that someone with this surname >> was to come from Bern Canton to Pennsylvania, and I'm >> trying to associate his point of origin with the person >> who bought land in America on his behalf. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dale Bricker > > > > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > > Swiss Resource Site > > http://swiss.genealogy.net > > > >