Magdalena Guerber b. 22 Nov 1807 Insviller, Moselle, FR d. 1848 Congerville, Woodford Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Magdalena Guerber

Female 1807 - 1848  (40 years)


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  • Name Magdalena Guerber  [1] 
    Birth 22 Nov 1807  Insviller, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Roderhof
    Gender Female 
    Death 1848  Congerville, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Burial Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Slabtown Cemetery
    Person ID I2090  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2018 

    Father Pierre Guerber   bur. Ellington, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Barbe Schertz   d. 13 Mar 1809, Insviller, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3350  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Gingerich,   b. 15 Dec 1804, Albestroff, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1875, Danvers, McLean Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 21 Feb 1830  Montigny, Haute-Normandie, FR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Cultivator living at Montigny
    Notes 
    • The marriage record included the information that Magdelaine Guerber was the mother of Barbe Guerber, who had been born 1 January 1830.

      The marriage was recorded as that of Joseph Guingrich of Montigny and 'Magdelaine Guerber' of Ste. Croix farm at Fribourg. Peter/Pierre Gerber, the father of the bride, was working on Ste. Croix farm and attended the wedding.

      The marriage entry also recognized that the couple had a child together. The birth of their daughter Barbe had been registered at Fribourg Jan. 1, 1830. The couple signed the entry as 'Joseph Guingrich' and 'M. Guerber.' [1, 2]
    Children 
     1. Barbe Guerber (Gingerich),   b. 1 Jan 1830, Fribourg, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1923, Piper City, Ford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     2. Magdalena Guingerich,   b. 29 Nov 1830, Enroute To America, at sea Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Nov 1922, Congerville, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     3. John Gingerich,   b. 1832, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1882 (Age 50 years)
     4. Lydia Gingerich,   b. 1834, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Anna Gingerich,   b. 1836, Butler Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1926 (Age 90 years)
     6. Catherine Gingerich,   b. 1838, Farnisville, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1926 (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F1482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Nov 1807 - Insviller, Moselle, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Feb 1830 - Montigny, Haute-Normandie, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1848 - Congerville, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Joseph Guingrich married Magdalena Gerber at Montigny, Meurthe-et-Moselle (22 miles south of Fribourg) Feb. 21, 1830. She was born on the Roderhof at Insviller Nov. 22, 1807, and died at Farnisville in 1848, a daughter of Peter/Pierre Gerber and Barbe Schertz. The marriage was recorded as that of Joseph Guingrich of Montigny and 'Magdelaine Guerber' of Ste. Croix farm at Fribourg. Peter/Pierre Gerber, the father of the bride, was working on Ste. Croix farm and attended the wedding.
      The marriage entry also recognized that the couple had a child together. The birth of their daughter Barbe had been registered at Fribourg Jan. 1, 1830. The couple signed the entry as 'Joseph Guingrich' and 'M. Guerber.'
      Though little is known about their passage from France to America, it has been passed down that Magdalena gave birth to their daughter Magdalena on a Transatlantic crossing Nov. 30, 1829. (from "Amish Mennonites in Tazewell County, Illinois" by Joseph Peter Staker)

      Family history says that Magdalena was buried in the "Slabtown" Cemetery at Farneyville. Supposedly, horses got loose in the cemetery and trampled and broke some of the graves, including Magdalena's. Her burial location in the cemetery remains unknown. [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S271] Ardys Serpette, Joseph Gingerich of Woodford County.

    2. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    3. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, Denting, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88606112/magdalena-guingrich.

    4. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, Birthplace Denting - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88606112/magdalena-guingrich.

    5. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88606112/magdalena-guingrich.


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