Mathys Gerber[1]

Male 1808 - 1874  (66 years)


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  • Name Mathys Gerber 
    Born 2 Jul 1808  Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Christened 2 Jul 1808  Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Name Mathys Gerber  
    Died 18 Dec 1874  Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Buried 21 Dec 1874  Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I0504  Gerber Family Tree | Descendants of Christian Gerber I5869
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 

    Father Christian Gerber,   b. Abt 1763,   d. 3 Apr 1849, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Mother Katharina Burkhalter,   b. 2 May 1766, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1845, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 11 Jul 1783  Lauperswil, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Documents

    From: Heimatrodel der Tauferfamilien von Langnau (1791-1870), pg 14
    Gerber, Christian of Gibel and Catharina Burkhalter marriage record
    Gerber, Christian of Gibel and Catharina Burkhalter marriage record
    Marriage record of Christian Gerber of Giebel and Catharina Burkhalter in Lauperswil
    Gerber, Christian and Catharina Burkhalter record of baptism of four of their children
    Gerber, Christian and Catharina Burkhalter record of baptism of four of their children
    Record of baptism of four children of Christian Gerber and Catharina Burkhalter. A law was passed that stated that parents of any child born after 1798 who had not been baptized could lose their civil rights including right to own land. This resulted in 26 children being baptized on one day.
    Location Photos
    Vorder Giebel, family farm next to Langnau
    Vorder Giebel, family farm next to Langnau
    Vorder Giebel, family farm next to Langnau
    Family ID F0188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marianna Lehmann,   b. 12 Oct 1823, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1886  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 21 Jul 1855  Muri Bei Bern, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2011 
    Family ID F4642  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jul 1808 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 2 Jul 1808 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Jul 1855 - Muri Bei Bern, Bern, Switzerland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Dec 1874 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 21 Dec 1874 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Gerber, Christian and Catharina Burkhalter record of baptism of four of their children
    Gerber, Christian and Catharina Burkhalter record of baptism of four of their children
    Record of baptism of four children of Christian Gerber and Catharina Burkhalter. A law was passed that stated that parents of any child born after 1798 who had not been baptized could lose their civil rights including right to own land. This resulted in 26 children being baptized on one day.

  • Notes 
    • handicapped - could not even write, so he was not given the farm.
    • Julius Billeter Research Notes

      Lived at Widerberg.

  • Sources 
    1. [S0061] David Diana - Redmond, Washington.

    2. [S0024] LDS.

    3. [S0062] Kirchenbuch, 1555-1875, Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Langnau im Emmental (Bern), (Bern: Staatsarchiv Bern), K 28 / page 70 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S0062] Kirchenbuch, 1555-1875, Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Langnau im Emmental (Bern), (Bern: Staatsarchiv Bern), K 33 / page 268 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S37] Kirchenbücher Langnau 25 Eherodel, 1721-1803, 193 (Reliability: 3).
      As provided by David Diana

    6. [S50] Kirchenbücher Lauperswil 7 Taufrodel, Eherodel, 1764-1784, 89 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S0062] Kirchenbuch, 1555-1875, Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Langnau im Emmental (Bern), (Bern: Staatsarchiv Bern), K 28/ page 70, #98 (Reliability: 3).