Some Breaking Through on the Direct Female Line

For years I never knew the surname of my immigrant fourth great grandmother who emigrated to the United States in 1852 with her husband Frederick Gerbing and their 5 children. She was just known as Martha. A couple years ago I found the baptismal records of her children from Vieselbach, Germany. And viola, her surname was Nicolai and the records said she was born in the farming village of Niederzimmern! During the pandemic I broke through some more and now we have back to her grandmother! Her mother was also born in Niederzimmern. According to de.wikipedia.org, Niederzimmern is known for this watchtower that was built in the mid 1300s.

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In honor of Mother’s Day, we have back, direct, in the female line, 8 generations. For the younger generation, that is 9 generations.

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The red arrows signify the immigrants. Mother and daughter. The Gerbing family sailed to the New World in 1852 on the Anna Katharina from Hamburg. They disembarked at Quebec City and made their way to Chicago. Anna Louisa married Johann Schuttler.

Do you have any corrections or additions? Are we related? My email is -cinziarosagenealogy@comcast.net.

Midwife Scribing Saturday ~ Maria Carmina Colangeli

The next midwife in this line follows down to the next generation to Maria Carmina Colangeli, daughter of midwife Maria Carmina Crocetta and grand daughter of midwife Maria Carmina Collalto. She was the sister of my fourth great grandfather Berardino Colangeli.

Maria Carmina Colangeli was born around 1762 and I have only been able to find two records where she was mentioned. The following transcription is from the Farindola Book of Births from 1809 and is record number 37. Please note I am using the spelling of surnames and place names as they were exactly written on the record.

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Number 37, Today is the 11th day of the month of May of the present year 1809 at the hours of eleven. Appearing before the mayor of this municipality, la Signora Maria Carmina daughter of Sabbatino Colangeli, from this municipality, living in the country in Casabrugiata number _____

She presents a female baby that she says in the daughter of Anna Nicola Colangeli, from the legitimate marriage with the deceased Massimantonio Ciarma, who is living in this municipality in contrada Casabbruggiata. She was born on day 10 of May of the previous night and the aforementioned is named

Angela Rosaria

and to the act mentioned, Maria Carmina, undersigned in the presence of the Signor mayor, and two testifiers Berardino Cirone and Giovanni Marzola

the original is preserved by me in the present registry. And for execution of the law, the inscription in this present book:

Sign of the cross [Maria Carmina Colangeli}

Signed Berardino Cirone Giovanni Marzola

Donato Di Francesco, Mayor

The next midwife in the line skips a generation.

HAVE A WONDERFUL MOTHER’S DAY!