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Haldemann , Haldimann , frenchised Haldimand , anglicised Haldeman or in variants is a Swiss German surname of Emmental origin, derived from „Halde“ and „Mann“ (literally „heap“ in the sense of side, slope, and „man“; i.e. a man living on a mountainside).

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4-493: Haldimand may refer to: For the surname Haldimand see Haldeman . Haldeman Other anglicised forms of the name include Holdeman, Holdiman, Holderman and others. The forms Haldemann and Haldimann are still predominantly found in German-speaking Switzerland . Horben, between Eggiwil and Signau , is the ancestral home of the family. In 1444, a Hänsli Haldemann is documented there, from 1597 (until 1917)

8-457: The Jura Mountains of Neuchâtel in the 18th century and became citizens of Valanginm , Le Locle and Les Brenets . It is almost impossible to reconstruct a continuous genealogy of the family because of: the frequent repetition of the same forenames, such as Peter, Hans, Ulrich, Christian, used by the various branches of the family over many generations; the gaps in the church records; and

12-894: The Horben estate belonged to the Haldemann family. The family name then became established in the 15th and 16th century in the villages and farms of the region ( Langnau , Signau, Grosshöchstetten , and Eggiwil). Some older sources says that the Haldemann came from Winterthur in 1374 or 1397, but today this is in doubt. In 1538 and 1670/71 the name appeared in Anabaptist records in Eggiwil in Emmental, Canton of Bern . Those of Signau, Bowil and Mullen later called themselves Haldimann. Those who emigrated to Yverdon in 1694 called themselves Haldimand (i.e. Frederick Haldimand ). Some from Walkringen went to

16-495: The fact that the area in which they lived was an Anabaptist centre at the time of the Reformation (Anabaptist marriages and deaths are not recorded in the church books). Notable people with the surname Haldemann, Haldimann or Haldimand include: In 1727 three Mennonite brothers (Niklaus, Hans and Michael Haldimann), their wives and children left the canton of Bern and emigrated to Montgomery County, Pennsylvania . The forms of

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