John Joseph and Anna Angst Family History

John Joseph Angst &
(Mary) Anna Widmer


John Joseph ANGST ( ?) was born in (Wil, and Canton Zurich), Switzerland. who married (Mary) Anna WIDMER (1819 - ?)..

(Mary) Anna WIDMER (1830 - ?) (pictured to the left)was born on September 30th, 1830, in Switzerland.

The couple had one known child John ANGST born ion October 14th 1850 who married Mary Forena (Jaegli) JAGGLI and they had three ,see John Angst Family History.


ANGST Ancestry  The ANGST (literally "fear" in german) surname appears to originate in Wil, Canton Zurich, Switzerland.  The earliest identified Angst ancestor in our research is John Joseph ANGST who married (Mary) Anna WIDMER (1819 - ?) described above.

 This family is the current focus of our research.



John Joseph's Mother's Surname is unknown at this time.


WIDMER Ancestry 

The Widmer surname originates in Switzerland.  At this time this surname is still under research.  The only known Widmer ancestor at this time is (Mary) Anna WIDMER (1819 - ?). It is believed, that Anna is the daughter of Gottfried WIDMER , and a sister to Gottfried WIDMER who immigrated from Canton Aargau, Switzerland around 1852 or 1854) to LeSeur County Minnesota.  Research has provided no positive linkage to date for this belief.  Anna Widmer married John Joseph ANGST and their family is described above.



Maternal Mother's Surname - unknown!



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Last updated: November 11th 2020
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