Christopher Yenney was born in Canton Bern, Switzerland, in the village of Uetendorf. He was a member of 11TH Minnesota Infantry 1864. Baptism records show his birthdate as 30 October 1826. His actually Swiss surname was Jenni which was re-named to Yenney on immigration to the US in 1835 -a "J" is pronounced in Swiss German as a "Y". Christopher was christened Christian and his name was changed on immigration. Christopher's brother Reverend John D. Yenney was buried in Canada, Find A Grave Memorial # 122373928. His obituary states he died in his 73rd year which confirms his birth year as 1826. This information was provided very kindly by Frank Yenney, 3x Great Nephew.
Christopher Yenney was born in Canton Bern, Switzerland, in the village of Uetendorf. He was a member of 11TH Minnesota Infantry 1864. Baptism records show his birthdate as 30 October 1826. His actually Swiss surname was Jenni which was re-named to Yenney on immigration to the US in 1835 -a "J" is pronounced in Swiss German as a "Y". Christopher was christened Christian and his name was changed on immigration. Christopher's brother Reverend John D. Yenney was buried in Canada, Find A Grave Memorial # 122373928. His obituary states he died in his 73rd year which confirms his birth year as 1826. This information was provided very kindly by Frank Yenney, 3x Great Nephew.
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