Hi I'm a bit familiar with the history of Canton Aargau as I grew up in that region. The Canton was founded in 1803 only, under the Napoleonic government. Before that the territory of the Canton belonged to various states and Cantons, depending on the respective region, which were the Canton Bern (south-western part of the today's Aargau) the Habsburg monarchy (north-western part) the United Dominions (south-eastern part, thence governed by the Central Cantons) the County of Baden (which was Baden Switzerland, north-eastern part). Depending on the exact location of birth of you ancestor, it might have been in the Canton Bern, or any of the above. You are right, HUBER is among the top five (if not top three) family names within the German speaking part of Switzerland. Kind regards Daniel ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 3:38 PM Subject: [SWITZ] Swiss geography > > Would anyone be able to help me with the following: from the years 1785 > to about 1812, did the Canton of Aargau exist or was it part of the Canton of > Bern? I have been told that my G-g- Grandfather Michael Huber was born in the > Canton of Aargau in 1788 but on one occasion someone listed it as Bern. At > any rate, I have all but given up for finding any info about him without > narrowing the area from which he came. To complicate things,I have been told > that the name Huber is one of the most common names in Switzerland. I would > appreciate and info in reference to the Cantons. Thank you > > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation? Gone longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CHE/SWITZERLAND.html > to unsubscribe > >