Nicholas (Nikki) Gerber b. 1771 d. Jul 1840 Baton Rouge, LA: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Nicholas (Nikki) Gerber

Male 1771 - 1840  (69 years)


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  • Name Nicholas (Nikki) Gerber  [1, 2] 
    Birth 1771  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 26 Jun 1840  New Orleans, LA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Arrived on ship named Marcia Cleaves
    Occupation Farmer And Dairyman  [2] 
    USR1 Yellow Fever 
    Death Jul 1840  Baton Rouge, LA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9151  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2022 

    Father Peter Gerber,   b. 1731, Gensbourg, Oberhaslach, Haut-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1809, Gensbourg, Oberhaslach, Haut-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Anna Güngerich   d. Aft 1780, Bef 1797 
    Family ID F6974  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Madelaine Bechler (Bacher),   b. 1779   d. Jul 1840, Baton Rouge, LA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Children 
     1. Pierre Gerber,   b. 6 Dec 1793, Gensbourg, Oberhaslach, Haut-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1857, Metamora, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     2. Anna Gerber,   b. 1807   d. 26 Feb 1885 (Age 78 years)
     3. Christian Gerber,   b. 2 Feb 1814, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1877, Washington, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     4. Elizabeth Gerber
     5. Madeleine Gerber,   b. 1796
    Family ID F1802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 26 Jun 1840 - New Orleans, LA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Jul 1840 - Baton Rouge, LA Link to Google Earth
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  • 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. [1, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    2. [S807] Neil Ann Stuckey Levine, The Gerbers at Strasbourg--One Family, Two Letters.

    3. [S720] Joseph & Anna Sweitzer Garber Family, Gives date as 1772.

    4. [S720] Joseph & Anna Sweitzer Garber Family.


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