1804 Nov 20: Born. (1,2)

?? When was Judith born? The date above is calculated from her grave marker. (1,2) Others (4,5) show a birth year of 1805.
-- dg 2011 Nov 13.

Jacob Gaiser marries Judith _____. Except as noted on the pages for children Barbara and Jacob, (4) and (5) agree on the following:

    1828 ___ __: Fredrika
    1829 Jul  9: Barbara Anna
    1831 Aug 14: Jacob
    1833 Sep  9: George
    1835 ___ __: John
    1838 Dec  1: Margaret
    1839 Jul  6: Catherine
    1841 Sep 21: Martin
    1844 Aug 31: Stephen

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History of Grandfather Gaiser coming to America as told to me by Aunt Julia Knapp -- of Michigan City.

?? Who are "me" and "Aunt Julia Knapp?"
-- dg 2011 Nov 17

George and Jacob Gaiser, of Wittenberg, Germany, came to American first. They worked inland until they reached Hamilton County. They secured work around Cicero or Bethlehem.

John and Barbara Gaiser and Fredrickia (whose husband had died in Germany) were the next to come over from Germany.

The rest of the family came later on a sailboat that took three months to get here. The boat was to have docked in the New York Harbor, but due to the fact that the harbor was frozen over, they had to go around to the New Orleans Harbor. They came up to Cicero from there. This group included the parents of the above named children and the rest of their children which were the parents, Jacob and Judith Gaiser and the children, Stephen, Martin, Margaret and Catherine Gaiser. They arrived about the year 1854.

End Quotation (3 fg/1979/eg/003)

1854 ca.: As stated above, Jacob and Judith and the last of their family arrive about 1854. Those who came earlier earned money so that the rest of the family could emigrate later. (3  fg/1979/eg/004)

1873 Aug 8: Jacob Gaiser dies; buried Bethlehem Cemetery near Cicero, IN. (4,5,6)

1884 May 17: Judith _____ Gaiser dies; buried Bethlehem Cemetery near Cicero, IN. (4,5,7)