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Peter Zimmerman 1668–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1668

Birth Location: Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland

Death Date: 10 Jun 1794

Death Location: Piquea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Hanns Zimmermann

Mother: Barbara Gilgen

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Peter Zimmerman was born in 1668 in Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland, the child of Hanns Zimmermann And Barbara Gilgen. Peter Zimmerman passed away in 1794 in Piquea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Peter Zimmerman was born in 1668 in Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland, the child of Hanns Zimmermann And Barbara Gilgen.
  • Peter Zimmerman passed away in 1794 in Piquea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Peter Zimmerman's Ancestors

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Peter Zimmerman
1668–1794
Birth Place: Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland
Parents
Hanns Zimmermann
1635–1708
Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland
Barbara Gilgen
1639–1700
Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland
Grandparents
Peter (Hans) Gilgan
1604–1639
Rüeggisberg, Bern, Switzerland
Elizabeth Rohrbach
1607–1639
Rüeggisberg, Bern, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Hans Gilgan
1580–1604
Hans Rohrbach
1572–1607
Christina Schetter
1574–1607
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jakob Rohrbach
1555–1601
Hanß Schweitzer
1545–1574

Peter Zimmerman's Timeline

2 Records

1668
9 Aug 1668
Birth of Peter Zimmerman in Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland
Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland
1794
10 Jun 1794
Age 126
Death of Peter Zimmerman in Piquea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Piquea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1668
    Event Place: Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1794
    Event Place: Piquea, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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