Peter Gerber^[1]

1800 - 1872  (72 years)

• Name	Peter Gerber
  Born	22 Apr 1800	, France   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1851	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	shinglemaker
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Amish
  Died	22 Sep 1872	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-78086
  Person ID	I78086	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Gerber,   b. CA 1766,   d. Bef 1851  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Family ID	F20500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Kropf,   b. 1801, , France ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Barbara K. Gerber,   b. 10 May 1831, , France ,   d. 19 Dec 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   2. Christian Gerber,   b. 1835, , France ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Peter K. Gerber,   b. 1835, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 9 Jan 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)   4. Gerber,   b. Abt 1837, of, Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Margarethe Gerber,   b. 1838, , France ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Catherine Gerber,   b. 1838, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Ann Gerber,   b. 1841, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F20494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Peter Gerber b. France res: Wilmot Township Age: 24 born abt 1836 father: Peter mother: Barbara married Magdaline Lichti Age:: 18 born abt 1842 b. Wilmot Township Spouse res: Wilmot Township father: John L. mother: Elizabeth married 18 Sep 1860 county: Waterloo [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 8. Peter GERBER Shingle Maker France Lutheran 51 Barbara GERBER France Lutheran 50 Christian GERBER France Lutheran 16 Catherine GERBER USA Lutheran 13 Ann GERBER USA Lutheran 10 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Oct 1872. Peter Gerber died 22 Sep 1872 in Wilmot, 72 yrs, 5 mths. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 4 Page 46. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 8. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 9. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 17.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Apr 1800 - , France Occupation - shinglemaker - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Sep 1872 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth