Hans Ulrich was born in Bassersdorf, Zurich, Switzerland, the son of Hans Jakob Bryner and Margaretha Homberger. He married Verena Wintsch March 29, 1826 in Bassersdorf. In 1854 he and his wife joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Three years later he, his wife Verena, his daughter Verena (age 25), and grandson Henry Gottfried (age 3) left Liverpool on the sailing ship "George Washington," arriving in Boston April 20, 1857. At age 51 he and his family arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in the fall of 1857. His son Hans Ulrich Bryner Jr. had made the journey a year earlier in 1856. Most of his remaining years were in Saint George, Utah where he is buried.
Hans Ulrich was born in Bassersdorf, Zurich, Switzerland, the son of Hans Jakob Bryner and Margaretha Homberger. He married Verena Wintsch March 29, 1826 in Bassersdorf. In 1854 he and his wife joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Three years later he, his wife Verena, his daughter Verena (age 25), and grandson Henry Gottfried (age 3) left Liverpool on the sailing ship "George Washington," arriving in Boston April 20, 1857. At age 51 he and his family arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in the fall of 1857. His son Hans Ulrich Bryner Jr. had made the journey a year earlier in 1856. Most of his remaining years were in Saint George, Utah where he is buried.
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