Ponto Valentino Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Ponto Valentino 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 Ponto Valentino is in the Blenio district and the Ticino canton. Ponto Valentino is located on the right side of the Blenio Valley.

History
In 1200, Ponto Valentino was first mentioned with the name of Ponto Varentino. Its German name was Punt. Ponto Valentino is in the Blenio district and the Ticino canton. Ponto Valentino merged into the municipality of Acquarossa on 8 October 2003. Other former municipalities merged include:
 * Castro
 * Corzoneso
 * Dongio
 * Largario
 * Leontica
 * Lottigna
 * Marolta
 * Prugiasco

The population history of Ponto Valentino is: 1567 - 342 inhabitants 1602 - 300 inhabitants 1745 - 444 inhabitants 1850 - 518 inhabitants 1900 - 424 inhabitants 1950 - 359 inhabitants 2000 - 218 inhabitants 2003 - 233 inhabitants

In the 18th century, the parish church of Saint -Martin was built (attested in 1258).

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Ponto Valentino can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Ponto Valentino 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)