Braggio Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Braggio Parish, Graubünden, 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 Braggio is in the Calanca sub-district of the Moesa district and the Graubünden canton. It is located on the left side of the Calanca Valley on a high meadow at an elevation of 1,320 m (4,330 ft). It can only be reached on a narrow footpath or by cable car.

Braggio (prior to 2015) has an area of 6.9 km² (2.7 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 9.6% - agricultural purposes
 * 67.2% - forested
 * 0.9% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 22.4% - non-productive

History
In 1419, Braggio was first mentioned by the name of Bragio. In 1851, Braggio became an independent municipality when it separated from the old municipality of Calanca. Braggio is in the Moesa district and the Graubünden canton.

Braggio merged into the Calanca municipality on 1 January 2015. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Arvigo
 * Cauco
 * Selma

The population history of Braggio is: 1850 - 123 inhabitants 1900 - 108 inhabitants 1950 - 98 inhabitants 1990 - 54 inhabitants 2000 - 62 inhabitants 2013 - 51 inhabitants

In 1611, the parish church of Saint-Barthélemy was first mentioned.

Church Records
Original church records are held in the local municipal archive or civil registration office. Microfilm copies are available at the Graubünden State Archives.

Digital images of church records are available on FamilySearch. These records have a restriction for use only at a FamilySearch center near you.

Catholic
Braggio is an ancient parish. Church records begin in 1629. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:


 * Baptisms 1659-1754
 * Marriages, burials 1669-1760; Status animarum 1669, 1684, 1711, 1733, 1757
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1755-1818
 * Baptisms 1818-1837
 * Marriages 1819-1837
 * Burials 1818-1837
 * Confirmations 1818-1837
 * Status Animarum 1818-1837
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1838-1880

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Braggio:
 * 1835
 * 1838
 * 1848
 * 1850
 * 1850, form C

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876.

Duplicate civil registration registers are located at the Graubünden State Archives. The following records are available:
 * Both A and B registers are available through 1916-1917 and are open without restriction.
 * Family registers are available from at latest 1860 through 1910; these records are viewable but require permission to access. For more information, contact the State Archive.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Braggio prior to 1875:

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Graubünden

Societies
Rätische Vereinigung für Familienforschung (RVFF)

Società Genealogica della Svizzera italiana (SGSI)