Individual Details
Peter Bricker Senior
(Abt 1700 - Jan 1761)
Peter Bricker, Sr. landed in Philadelphia 21 September 1732 aboard the Pink Plaisance. He settled on 250 acres in Cocalico, Pennsylvania in 1732. Peter added three tracts of land over the years--acquiring 156, 153 and 404-acre farms. In 1759 Peter and Elisabeth, his wife, built a sandstone home that still stands a South Cocalico Road and Shenk's Mill Road.
According to "Find A Grave," Peter's parents were Peter Bruegger and Margaretha Roesti, not Jacob Bricker and Catherine Mylin, as others have asserted.
According to "Find A Grave," Peter's parents were Peter Bruegger and Margaretha Roesti, not Jacob Bricker and Catherine Mylin, as others have asserted.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1700 | Bern, Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland | |||
| Baptism | 14 Feb 1700 | Reformed Church, Frutigen, , , Switzerland | |||
| Marriage | 6 Jan 1723 | Echery, Alsace - Christina Gylgen | |||
| Marriage | Aft 1741 | Living | |||
| Death | Jan 1761 | West Cocalico, Lancaster, PA | |||
| Alt name | Peter Brucker Senior | ||||
| Burial | Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Cocalico, Lancaster, PA |  |
Families
| Spouse | Christina Gylgen (1703 - 1741) |
| Child | Elisabeth Brucker ( - ) |
| Child | Anna Barbara Brucker ( - ) |
| Child | Peter Bricker Junior (1735 - 1804) |
| Child | John Bricker (1736 - 1807) |
| Child | Christian Bricker (1739 - 1782) |
| Child | Christina Brucker (1741 - 1801) |
| Child | Catherine Brucker ( - 1810) |
| Child | Jacob Bricker (1744 - 1813) |
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Fanny Brucker (1748 - 1804) |
| Child | Barbara Brucker (1755 - ) |
| Child | David Bricker (1755 - 1833) |