Prugiasco Parish, Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Prugiasco 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 Prugiasco is in the Blenio district and the Ticino canton.

History
In 1209, Prugiasco was first mentioned with the name of Pulicasco. In 1409 as Pruxiascho. Prugiasco is in the Blenio district and the Ticino canton. Prugiasco merged into the municipality of Acquarossa on 8 October 2003. Other former municipalities merged include:
 * Castro
 * Corzoneso
 * Dongio
 * Largario
 * Leontica
 * Lottigna
 * Marolta
 * Ponto Valentino

The population history of Prugiasco is: 1567 - 205 inhabitants 1602 - 125 inhabitants 1745 - 203 inhabitants 1850 - 333 inhabitants 1900 - 214 inhabitants 1950 - 219 inhabitants 1980 - 156 inhabitants 2000 - 136 inhabitants 2003 - 156 inhabitants

In 1224, the church of Saint-Ambrose was mentioned. It is known today as Saint-Charles church.

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

The 1808 Ticino census for Prugiasco can be accessed here.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Prugiasco 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)