Moghegno Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Moghegno 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
Moghegno municipality had an area of 6.96 km2 and was located in the Vallemaggia district. The village is on the right side of the valley, about 15 km from Locarno.

History
The first mention of Moghegno is in 1335 as Mogeno.

Maggia's municipal borders were created on 8 October 2003 when the following municipalities were united:
 * Aurigeno
 * Coglio
 * Giumaglio
 * Lodano
 * Maggia
 * Moghegno
 * Someo

The population history of Moghegno is: 1591 - 53 hearths 1761 - 300 inhabitants 1801 - 294 inhabitants 1850 - 392 inhabitants 1900 - 264 inhabitants 1950 - 205 inhabitants 2000 - 336 inhabitants

In the Middle Ages, Moghegno formed a community with Lodano and Aurigeno, from which the village broke away before 1531. In 1643, it divided from the parish of Aurigeno. The church of Saint Maria della Natività was mentioned in 1479. The current church was built in the 17th century as an extension of an older building. It contains paintings made in 1842 by Giovanni Antonio Vanoni, who also painted the chapel of Saint Maria Annunziata in 1850, south of the village.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Moghegno can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Moghegno 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)