Christopher von Graffenried
- Title: Landgrave of Carolina and Baron of Bernburg
Swiss
Baron Christoph Von Graffenried was the Swiss founder of New Bern, North Carolina. - AsNotedIn
Baron Christoph Von Graffenried was the Swiss founder of New Bern, North Carolina. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1661/11/15 | Katharina Jenner, wife of Anton von Graffenried, gives birth to a son, Christopher von Graffenried, in Worb, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. | Born | |||||
| 1668/00/00 | Christoph von Graffenried, uncle of the founder of the Colony of New Bern Christoph von Graffenried, acquires all parts of Worb Castle from various owners. The Graffenried family will retain Worb Castle until 1792. | Family Home | Worb Castle | Worb, CH | |||
| 1684/04/25 | Regina Tscharner, daughter of Beat Lewis von Tscharner, marries Christopher von Graffenried in Worb, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. | Groom | |||||
| 1710/10/00 | Christoph von Graffenried lays out a town site in the shape of a cross, with the plan to built a church in the center. Soon the settlement will include c 400 emigrants from Bern, Switzerland, and German Palatinate refugees from England. | Landgrave of Carolina | New Bern | North Carolina | |||
| 1711/09/00 | Mid-September, John Lawson and von Graffenried lead a surveying party up the Neuse River. Tuscarora braves capture Lawson, a slave and von Graffenried and hold them captive at the village of Catechna, near today's Grifton, North Carolina. | Captive | Tuscarora War | ||||
| 1711/10/00 | During his several week captivity at the Tuscarora village of Catechna, Graffenried negotiates the safety of the New Bern colony and is released. John Lawson, Surveyor General of the colony, is killed. | Landgrave of Carolina | New Bern | North Carolina | Tuscarora War | ||
| 1711/10/23 | Baron Christoph von Graffenried writes a lengthy account of his captivity by Tuscarora Indians. | Author | |||||
| 1743/10/27 | Christopher von Graffenried dies at Castle Worb in Worb, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. | Died | Worb Castle | Worb, CH | |||
| 1743/11/00 | Christopher von Graffenried is buried at Friedhof Worb in Bern, Switzerland. Herr Graffenried's grave slab is on displayed outside the church. | In Memoriam | Reformed Church Worb | Worb, CH |
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