Hunt for Hafen

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Hans Georg Hafen's birth/christening record 19 April 1803 in Scherzingen, CH

Hans George, son of Johannes Hafen and Anna Elisabeth Mast, (because this is a church record and there are not two dates listed I will assume) christened 19 April 1803 in Scherzingen, Thurgau, Switzerland.

Hans Georg Hafen home in Santa Clara, Utah

http://wchsutah.org/homes/hans-george-hafen-home.php

Front of the home, located at
3003 Santa Clara Drive
Santa Clara, UT 84765

Lot 6 & west half of Lot A Block 15, Santa Clara Town & Field Survey

37° 7' 57" North Latitude, 113° 39' 10" West Longitude

The Hafen house sits on property which was first deeded by a Probate Judge deed to John Hafen on January 9, 1883. This included lots 1, 6, and 7. The next entry in the abstract for the property is in March 1906, which lists John G. & Wife deeding the west one-half of lot 1, and all of lot 6 to John. The house almost appears that it could have been built as an entire cross wing in the c. 1880s, when John received title, but in a family history written about Hafens one sentence states: "The father John [a misprint, his actual name is 'Hans'] Hafen, Sr., first built a lumber shanty on his lot, later an adobe house which subsequently became the home of his grandson, John Hafen." It was first assumed that the "John Hafen" listed in the 1883 transaction was actually John George Hafen, but according to Hafen's descendants, John George Hafen owned property next to this and never lived in the house, although he had some interest in the property that was deeded to his son, John Hafen, in 1906.

After arriving in Santa Clara, the Hafens drew lots for property and vineyard tracts. George received property next to his son, John George. Hans George's first home was, as mentioned, a wood shanty, which was a common practice because of the difficulty in obtaining building materials in the region during the early years. According to the family history, George built his second house on the property from adobe bricks made on the site. No other information is provided for Hans George after this, except that he died sometime in 1863, of unknown causes. This makes dating the original portion of the house as being constructed in c. 1862 fairly accurate.

The back of the home

The Garage

John Georg Hafen documents from Scherzingen, Switzerland

(3rd Entry) 16. Joh. Georg, son of Georg Hafen, [who is the son of] Johannes [and] Maria Magdalena Hafen was born 17 Octob[er] and baptized [christened] 21 Octob[er] 1838 in the Scherzingen Evangelisch-Reformierte Church in Scherzingen, Thurgau, Switzerland.

Confirmation of #5 Georg Hafen, [son of] Georg, born 17 October 1838 was confirmed in the Scherzingen Evangelisch-Reformierte Church in 1855 in Scherzingen, Thurgau, Switzerland.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Marx Bügler and Dorothea Suter Family Book entry

from Ermatingen, Thurgau, Switzerland, LDS #958,746 Family Book. 1698?.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Johann Georg Hafen Sr.

Most often called Hans George Hafen, he is the father of John George Hafen.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

John George Hafen Jr. Death Certificate 1838-1928

Anna Maria Elizabeth Huber Hafen Death Certificate

1862-1944

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

John George Hafen & Susette Boshard Family

This is not my direct line and I have included what is in my database but I do not have grandchildren listed in my database.

John George Hafen & Mary Ann Stucki Family

Double click to view full size.

John George Hafen and Anna Mary Huber Family

DOUBLE CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO VIEW FULL SIZE.

John George Hafen & Rosena Stucki Family

Double click to view full size.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Letters to Anna

These are letters found in the attic of Eliza Anna Gubler's house some years after she and her husband Edmund died. They are letters written to her mother Anna Maria Elizabeth Huber Hafen from her family in Switzerland. http://hunt4letters.blogspot.com/

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Johann George Hafen

aka Hans George Hafen, father of John George Hafen. Both immigrated to Santa Clara, Utah.

Anna Gygax Huber

Anna Gygax is the mother of Anna Maria Elizabeth Huber Hafen. She never came to America, but remained in her homeland - Switzerland. Colored by Allyson Hunt Wood. Her line will continue on www.hunt4huber.blogspot.com

John George Hafen

Colored by Allyson Hunt Wood

Anna Mary Elizabeth Huber Hafen

Colored by Allyson Hunt Wood

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Anna Mary Elizabeth Huber Hafen Headstone

Located just west of John George and his first wife Susette Boshard in the Santa Clara, Washington County, Utah Cemetery.

Annie H Hafen (born) April 17, 1862, (died) May 15, 1944.

Santa Clara City Cemetery

Hafen area of the city cemetery. John George Hafen's headstone is on the west and foot area is toward the east. The grass across a small road is the newer part of the cemetery.

Susette Boshard Hafen Headstone

HAFEN
Susetta, wife of John G Hafen
Born Turrenthal of Zurich, Switz(erland) June 7, 1843
Died July 4, 1914
"We will meet again"

Headstone is located in the Santa Clara City Cemetery, Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, USA.

John George Hafen Headstone

J G Hafen (John George Hafen)
(born) Oct 17, 1838
(died) May 4, 1928

Santa Clara Pioneer of 1861.

Headstone stands in the Santa Clara, Washington County, Utah Cemetery.