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  • Anna Elisabeth Herbst 1722-1782

    My paternal 4th Great Grandmother, Anna Elisabeth, was baptized 21 June 1722 in the Sankt Lambertus Catholic Church in Düsseldorf, Germany. Her parents were Joannes Dionysius Herbst and Anna Elisabeth Borrigs.

    The church is located in old town Düsseldorf near the river Rhein.

    Anna Elisabeth had ten brothers and sisters, all born and baptized in Düsseldorf.

    • 1. Maria Gertrudis born 1717
    • 2. Anna Christina born 1718, married to Bernhard Henricus Robertz, they had 16 children.
    • 3. Anna Sophia born 1721
    • 4. Joannes Petrus born 1724, married to Sybilla Schumachers. They had one child.
    • 5. Theodorus Godefridus born 1726
    • 6. Theodorus Wilhelm born 1727, married to Margaretha Dahmen
    • 7. Joannes Theodorus born 1729
    • 8. Anna Margaretha born 1730
    • 9. Joannes Ferdinandus born 1732
    • 10. Anna Sybilla born 1734

    Anna also had five half siblings from her Father’s second marriage to Anna Margaretha von Rath

    • 1. Catharina Sophia born 1737, died 1802 in Benrath, was married to Joannes Wilhelmus Heubes. They had 8 children.
    • 2. Anna Gertrudis born 1738
    • 3. Anna Maria born 1740
    • 4. Sybilla Catharina born 1744
    • 5. Maria Anna born 1746

    Anna married my 4th Great Grandfather, Petrus Josephus Weingartz, 4 August 1746 in Sankt Martinus Church in Düsseldorf-Bilk.

    The Weingartz couple had 11 children, all born and baptized in Düsseldorf.

    • 1. Anna Gertrudis Bernadina born 1747, died 1787 in Düsseldorf, married to Petrus Josephus Sebus. They had 8 children.
    • 2. Joannes Petrus born 1749
    • 3. Christina Catharina born 1750
    • 4. Henricus Paulus born 1752
    • 5. Maria Sophia born 1754
    • 6. Maria Anna, my 3rd Great Grandmother born 1756, died 1814 in Düsseldorf, married to my 3rd Great Grandfather, Joannes Winandus Josephus Krings. They had 9 children including my 2nd Great Grandfather, Andreas Daniel Joseph Krings born 1808.
    • 7. Joannes Angelus Josephus born 1758, married to Anna Wilhelmina Margareta Hellersberg.
    • 8. Joannis Henricus born 1759, married to Anna Catharina Hoenen.
    • 9. Magdalena Josepha born 1761
    • 10. Anna Elisabetha Josepha born 1763
    • 11. Henricus Antonius Bernardus born 1767

    Anna died in April of 1781. I found her in the catholic burial’s announcements in the local newspaper.

    Transcription: Den 21ten, Anna Elisabetha Herbst, Ehefrau Weingartz, alt 59 Jahr 10 Monat. Translation: The 21st, Anna Elisabetha Herbst, wife of Weingartz, age 59 years and 10 months.

    Elisabeth had lots of descendants. 11 children, 17 grandchildren, 42 great grandchildren and 82 two times great grandchildren. Those are the ones I have found, there might be a lot more.

    I would love to be able to time travel and meet all my ancestors to see how they lived, what they ate, how they cooked, what they feared. Were they able to read and write? Did they go to school?

    Which ancestor would you like to meet and why?

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  • Peter Jacob Gather 1809-1883

    Peter Jacob Gather, my maternal third Great Grandfather, a farmer, was born exactly 216 years ago in Büderich near Neuß, Germany and died 27 May 1883 nearby in Niederdonk. Peter’s parents were Johann Mathias Gather and Sybilla Catharina Nesges. Peter married my third Great Grandmother, Anna Catharina Unterdenbäumen, 7 October 1832 in Büderich. Below is the marriage entry from the church book.

    I also have a copy of the marriage certificate.

    Peter and Anna Catharina had nine children together, all born in Büderich. 1. Anna Catharina was born 8 August 1833, married Franz Jacob Tups 8 November1861 in Büderich and died 17 February 1901 in Fischeln near Krefeld. They had at least 5 children. 2. Johann Mathias Gather was born 4 May 1835, married Maria Catharina Schaefer 5 June 1868 in Büderich and died nearby in Lank 24 January 1907. They had at least three children together. 3. Hubert Paul Gather was born 4 February 1837. 4. Anna Gertrud Gather was born 23 September 1838, married Johann Peter Junkers 29 October 1864 in Kaarst. They had at least 2 children together. 5. Johann Heinrich Gather was born 14 November 1870, married Anna Barbara Leven 6 February 1873 in Büderich and died 30 November 1904 in Heerdt. They had at least 4 children together. 6. Anna Christina Gather, my 2nd Great-Grandmother, was born 16 October 1842, married my second Great-Grandfather, Balthasar Hubert Steinhaus, 18 November 1869 in Büderich and died13 May 1906 in Heerdt. They had 2 children together. 7. Peter Wilhelm Gather was born 9 February 1846. 8. Peter Wilhelm Hubert Gather was born 25 May 1847. He was first married to Sibilla Gertrud Robertz and then to Judith Sartorius. He died 3 October 1917 in Büderich. 9. Maria Catharina Gather was the last child. She was born 13 June 1849.

    Only a few month after the last child was born, my third Great Grandmother, Anna Catharina Unterdenbäumen died 3 February 1850 in Büderich. My third Great Grandfather, Peter Jacob Gather got married to his second wife, Catharina Wanders, 3 November 1851 and they had four children, also all born in Büderich. 1. Johann Peter Josef Gather was born 11 September 1852. He married Christina Anna Speck and died 14 September 1934 in Büderich. They had at least three children together. 2. Johann Hubert Gather was born 17 November 1854 and he was married to Gertrud Koppen. He died 18 May 1900 in Mönchengladbach. They had at least one child together. 3. Peter Jacob Hubert Gather was born 24 July 1856. 4. Peter Anton Gather was born 6 April 1858 and he was married to Helena Hochhausen 4 February 1887 in Heerdt.

    Peter Jacob Gather died 27 May 1883 in Niederdonk. His death certificate is below. It mentions his parents and that he was widowed twice.

    Peter didn’t die far from where he was born, only about three kilometers.