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Male 1814 - 1877  (63 years)


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  1. 1.  Christian Gerber was born on 2 Feb 1814 in FR (son of Nicholas (Nikki) Gerber and Madelaine Bechler (Bacher)); died on 21 Jul 1877 in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL.

    Notes:

    Eleven children.

    Buried:
    Union Cemetery

    Christian married Katharina Nafziger on 24 Mar 1842. Katharina (daughter of Christian Nafziger and Katharina Maurer) was born on 2 Jun 1818 in Bourscheid, Moselle, FR; died on 3 Oct 1876 in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. John W. Garber was born on 5 Aug 1849 in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL; died on 21 Nov 1920; was buried in Morton, Tazewell Co., IL.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nicholas (Nikki) Gerber was born in 1771 (son of Peter Gerber and Anna Güngerich); died in Jul 1840 in Baton Rouge, LA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer And Dairyman
    • USR1: Yellow Fever
    • Immigration: 26 Jun 1840, New Orleans, LA

    Notes:

    Lived on Gensburg near Oberhaslach (near Schirmeck), Dept. Bas-Rhin, Lower Alsace.

    Nicholas Gerber and Magdalena/Madeléne Bechler, died of yellow fever on their way to Tazewell County in 1840.

    Immigration:
    Arrived on ship named Marcia Cleaves

    Nicholas + Madelaine Bechler (Bacher). Madelaine (daughter of Christian Bechler (Bacher) and Madeleine Oesch (Esch)) was born in 1779; died in Jul 1840 in Baton Rouge, LA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Madelaine Bechler (Bacher) was born in 1779 (daughter of Christian Bechler (Bacher) and Madeleine Oesch (Esch)); died in Jul 1840 in Baton Rouge, LA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    On her families way to Tazewell Co.

    Children:
    1. Pierre Gerber was born on 6 Dec 1793 in Gensbourg, Oberhaslach, Haut-Rhin, FR; died on 2 Nov 1857 in Metamora, Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL.
    2. Anna Gerber was born in 1807; died on 26 Feb 1885.
    3. 1. Christian Gerber was born on 2 Feb 1814 in FR; died on 21 Jul 1877 in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL.
    4. Elizabeth Gerber
    5. Madeleine Gerber was born in 1796.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Peter Gerber was born in 1731 in Gensbourg, Oberhaslach, Haut-Rhin, FR (son of Johannes (?) Gerber); died on 20 Oct 1809 in Gensbourg, Oberhaslach, Haut-Rhin, FR.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Dairyman (Laitier) And Lease-Manager Of An Agricultural Property (Censier).

    Notes:

    In 1780 lived on the Geuberg (Gensburg?). On 8 Nov 1790 acquired the Gensburg estate near Neiderhaslach and Struthof.

    Died:
    at the age of 78.

    Peter + Anna Güngerich. Anna died after 1780, before 1797. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Anna Güngerich died after 1780, before 1797.

    Notes:

    Lived at Gensbourg, an isolated dwelling in the woods near Oberhaslach, Bas-Rhin.

    Children:
    1. Christian Gerber was born in 1766; died on 4 Dec 1854 in La Broque, Salm, Bas-Rhin, FR.
    2. Joseph Gerber was born in 1766; died in 1848.
    3. 2. Nicholas (Nikki) Gerber was born in 1771; died in Jul 1840 in Baton Rouge, LA.
    4. Michael Gerber was born in 1774.
    5. Ulrich Gerber was born in 1776; died in 1803.

  3. 6.  Christian Bechler (Bacher) was born in 1753 in Moselle, FR (son of Joseph Bechler (Bacher) and Marguerite Saltzmann); died on 14 Sep 1809 in Bourscheid, Moselle, FR.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Rauschenbourg estate

    Died:
    57370

    Christian married Madeleine Oesch (Esch) in 1779. Madeleine (daughter of Abraham Oesch (Esch) and Anna Koch) was born in 1756 in Ingwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, FR; died on 18 Jan 1807 in Bourscheid, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Madeleine Oesch (Esch) was born in 1756 in Ingwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, FR (daughter of Abraham Oesch (Esch) and Anna Koch); died on 18 Jan 1807 in Bourscheid, Moselle, FR.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Rauschenbourg

    Died:
    (57370) at age of 51

    Children:
    1. 3. Madelaine Bechler (Bacher) was born in 1779; died in Jul 1840 in Baton Rouge, LA.
    2. Jean Bechler (Bacher) was born on 24 Nov 1779; died on 17 Dec 1813 in Walternbourg, Moselle, FR.
    3. Anne Bechler (Bacher) was born in 1784 in Bourscheid, Moselle, FR; died on 29 Nov 1809 in Bourscheid, Moselle, FR.
    4. Michel Bechler (Bacher) was born in 1789.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Johannes (?) Gerber was born about 1700 (son of Pierre Gerber and Anna Kroff (Kropf)); died after 1780.

    Notes:

    Lived on the farm Geuburg by 1780. Wife unknown.

    Children:
    1. 4. Peter Gerber was born in 1731 in Gensbourg, Oberhaslach, Haut-Rhin, FR; died on 20 Oct 1809 in Gensbourg, Oberhaslach, Haut-Rhin, FR.

  2. 12.  Joseph Bechler (Bacher) died in Rhodes, Moselle, FR.

    Notes:

    Other spellings of this surname are Beckler. Often in the same family.

    Joseph + Marguerite Saltzmann. Marguerite died on 9 Feb 1814 in Haselbourg, Schackeneck, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 13.  Marguerite Saltzmann died on 9 Feb 1814 in Haselbourg, Schackeneck, FR.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Worker At Haselbourg

    Children:
    1. 6. Christian Bechler (Bacher) was born in 1753 in Moselle, FR; died on 14 Sep 1809 in Bourscheid, Moselle, FR.
    2. Madeline Bechler (Bacher) was born in 1769 in Moselle, FR.
    3. Michel Bechler (Bacher) was born about 1769; died on 4 Jun 1826 in Vignot,Meuse, FR.

  4. 14.  Abraham Oesch (Esch) was born in 1730 in Ingwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, FR (son of Johannes Oesch (Esch)); died on 14 Aug 1830 in Ingwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, FR.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • CLER: Y
    • Occupation: Ancien De Rauschenbourg Fermier
    • USR1: Mennonite
    • Residence: 1776, Ingwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, FR

    Notes:

    Settled at Hagenau, Lower Alsace (14 miles east of Ingwilller) in 1755; became a minister under his father-in-law Nikolaus Koch; and died before Aug. 14, 1836.

    In 1776 Abraham and Anna lived on the Rauschenburg Estate near Ingweiler, Alsace, France. Abraham was an elder of the Rauschenburg congregation near Ingweiler, according to a Dutch list of preachers.

    Birth:
    Rauschenbourg esstate

    Residence:
    Rauschenbourg estate

    Died:
    Rauschenbourg esstate

    Abraham + Anna Koch. Anna (daughter of Nikolaus Koch) died before 14 Aug 1836 in Hanviller, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 15.  Anna Koch (daughter of Nikolaus Koch); died before 14 Aug 1836 in Hanviller, Moselle, FR.
    Children:
    1. Christian N. Oesch was born about 1755 in Lorentzen, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 29 Mar 1834 in Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR; was buried in Mar 1834 in Hanfeld, Bavaria, GR.
    2. 7. Madeleine Oesch (Esch) was born in 1756 in Ingwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, FR; died on 18 Jan 1807 in Bourscheid, Moselle, FR.
    3. Barbara Oesch (Esch) was born in Ingwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, FR; died on 7 Sep 1821 in Gilchenbach, Bavaria, GR.
    4. Catherine Oesch was born in Ingwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, FR.
    5. Nicolas Oesch was born in 1760 in Ingwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, FR; died on 17 Dec 1813 in Bourscheid, Moselle, FR.
    6. Anna Esch was born in 1763 in Ingwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, FR; died on 14 Aug 1836 in Hanviller, Moselle, FR.


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