It has been too long since we left our great-great-grandfather Treuthardt perched on a hill marveling at the grandeur of the Lake of Geneva in the Canton of Vaud. Though we don't know when he made this journey, I picked the years around 1820. From the Lake of Geneva, Jakob II continued on to his destination. There he began his work -- perhaps first completing his apprenticeship before starting a job in which he was trained and skilled. He married Margaretha and they eventually had three children. That account is to come.
I took a few weeks off from writing posts in this blog because of two major "good-bye" events in my life; the death and funeral of my mother; and my husband's retirement from his 43-year career as an engineer. We traveled to south Texas for the funeral, and to Philadelphia, PA for the retirement banquet.
It is somewhat convenient that this unintentional break-off occurred when I was getting ready to describe the early career of Jakob II. Before this point in the history, almost everything is conjecture. Other than those remote dates and names and places which are based on parish records, the rest has been "me" trying to provide a cultural background and weave a reasonable and believable record of the personages, humble and sketchy though the report is. Hopefully you, the reader, have ascertained accurately the things I "know" and the things I am guessing at.
Beyond this time when Jakob II moved to the Canton of Vaud, the Treuthardt account becomes more definite and I can describe the history more confidently, thanks to the guidance and knowledge given to me by some Swiss people in 2008 and after. Still, there are places where I will insert some conjectures because they could be important to some future researcher. Yet to come is the most exciting part of the history, and I am looking forward to sharing it with you.
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