Individual Details
Hans Gerber Junior
(Feb 1710 - 7 Sep 1767)
Hans Gerber, Jr. sailed to America aboard the ship Charming Nancy, accompanied by his father, Hans Gerber, Sr. and a major group of Amish who settled in Bern Township, Berks County, and in Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Hans Gerber, Jr. moved from Lampeter, Pennsylvania to Washington County, Maryland about 1775. He served as a private in Captain John Shyrrers Company, 8th Company, 7th Battalion, York County Militia.
Hans Gerber, Jr. moved from Lampeter, Pennsylvania to Washington County, Maryland about 1775. He served as a private in Captain John Shyrrers Company, 8th Company, 7th Battalion, York County Militia.
Events
| Birth | Feb 1710 |  |  | ||
| Death | 7 Sep 1767 | , Lancaster, PA | |||
| Alt name | Hanz Gerber | ||||
| Alt name | John Gerber | ||||
| Burial | Leola, Lancaster, PA | |
Families
| Spouse | Elisabeth Coffman (1714 - 1777) |
| Child | Anna Garber ( - ) |
| Child | Magdalena Garber ( - 1818) |
| Child | Hans Gerber III (1737 - 1805) |
| Child | Michael Gerber ( - ) |
| Child | Barbara Garber (1746 - 1818) |
| Child | Jacob Garber (1748 - 1828) |
| Child | Christian Garber (1750 - 1815) |
| Child | Catherine Garber (1751 - 1823) |
| Child | Hennerich "Henry" Garber (1753 - 1810) |
| Child | Elizabeth Garber (1754 - 1811) |
| Child | Peter Garber (1755 - 1838) |
| Father | Hans Gerber Senior ( - 1737) |
Notes
Birth
John Newcomer, Jr. gave Hans Gerber's birth year as 1709.Burial
Hans Gerber was buried in a hedgerow on his farm.Endnotes
1. Garver, Steven R. and Jerry R. Masters, "Gerber, Garber, and Garver Progenitors in Pennsylvania: Part One." ("Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage" Volume 22, Number 3 (July 1999), pp.24-35), page 28.