Chiggiogna Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Chiggiogna Parish, Ticino, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
The municipality of Chiggiogna (now part of Faido municipality) is in the Leventina district and the Ticino canton. Chiggiogna is located in the middle of Leventina on the bank of the Ticino at the bottom of the valley. The Lavorgo and Fusnengo hamlets are also included.

Census
(See here for information regarding Ticino census records.)

The 1808 Ticino census for Chiggiogna does not survive..

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Chiggiogna prior to 1875, along with any known soprannomi. For more information about soprannomi, click here.

Related sources
The town's website (in Italian) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Ticino

Societies
Società Genealogica della Svizzera Italiana (SGSI)