Christian Gerber^{[1, 2]}

1786 - 1850  (64 years)

• Name	Christian Gerber
  Born	9 Apr 1786	Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland   [1]
  Christened	9 Apr 1786	Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Address	Schwertschwenden, Ufhusen, Switzerland
  Address	1826	Giebelmoos
  Died	23 Sep 1850  [4]
  Person ID	I0495	Gerber Family Tree | Descendants of Christian Gerber I5869
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Christian Gerber,   b. Abt 1763,   d. 3 Apr 1849, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Katharina Burkhalter,   b. 2 May 1766, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 31 Dec 1845, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  (Age 79 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1783	Lauperswil, Bern, Switzerland   [5, 6]
  Documents » Slide Show		From: Heimatrodel der Tauferfamilien von Langnau (1791-1870), pg 14
  		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 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
  Family ID	F0188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Barbara Luginbuehl,   c. 12 Dec 1790, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 2 Jul 1873  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1820	Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland   [1, 7]
  	This marriage took place in Hochstetten, Bern, Switzerland, according to the Kirchenbuch of Langnau. The marriage was registered in Langnau.
  Children	1. Katharina Gerber,   b. 28 Mar 1811, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Johannes Gerber,   b. 27 Jun 1812, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 11 Jun 1849  (Age 36 years)   3. Elsbeth Gerber,   b. 25 Dec 1813, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Magdalena Gerber,   b. 13 Jul 1816, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 16 Nov 1896  (Age 80 years)   5. Anna Barbara Gerber,   b. 31 Oct 1818, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 28 Jun 1849  (Age 30 years)   6. Christian Gerber,   b. 18 May 1821, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 30 Jan 1826, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  (Age 4 years)   7. Anna Gerber,   b. 16 Nov 1823, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 8 Feb 1828, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  (Age 4 years)   8. Barbara Gerber,   b. 25 Jan 1826, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Christian Gerber,   b. 21 Nov 1829, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 22 Dec 1888  (Age 59 years)   10. Peter Gerber,   b. 1 Apr 1832, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 31 Dec 1858  (Age 26 years)   11. Mathys Gerber,   b. 17 May 1834, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 4 Jul 1849  (Age 15 years)   12. Anna Elisabeth Gerber,   b. 18 Feb 1836, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2011
  Family ID	F0198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Apr 1786 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Christened - 9 Apr 1786 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Address - - Schwertschwenden, Ufhusen, Switzerland Married - 15 Sep 1820 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Address - 1826 - Giebelmoos  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  According to "Zeitschrift für vaterländisches Recht", Volume 2 By Bernischer Advokatenverein, Christian lived at Giebelmoos in 1826. Could not handle money and had gone bankrupt. He left Canton Berne and married a Catholic woman. Because she was Catholic, he could not inherit under Berne law. - Marianne Gerber, October 28, 2001 According to Ruedi Gerber of Vorder Giebel, he had arranged to pay off his debts with his debtors. He had taken a loan against his inheritance because he became bankrupt. He lived for a time in Schwertschwänden, Ufhusen, Luzern.

  
  

• Sources

  [S0024] LDS, Film Number 178128 (Reliability: 3). [S0061] David Diana - Redmond, Washington. [S0062] Kirchenbuch, 1555-1875, Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Langnau im Emmental (Bern), (Bern: Staatsarchiv Bern), K 11 / page 253, #39 (Reliability: 3). [S0024] LDS. [S37] Kirchenbücher Langnau 25 Eherodel, 1721-1803, 193 (Reliability: 3). As provided by David Diana [S50] Kirchenbücher Lauperswil 7 Taufrodel, Eherodel, 1764-1784, 89 (Reliability: 3). [S0062] Kirchenbuch, 1555-1875, Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Langnau im Emmental (Bern), (Bern: Staatsarchiv Bern), K 26 / page 47 (Reliability: 3).