John Jacob ZWICKER^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1796 - 1856  (~ 60 years)

• Name	John Jacob ZWICKER
  Birth	Abt 1796	Lunenburg County, NS   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Dec 1856	Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS   [4, 5]
  	Cause: drowning when he fell through the ice on a lake near his home
  Burial	Christ Church Lutheran Cemetery, Camperdown, NS
  Person ID	I264630	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	George Melchior ZWICKER, Jr.,   b. 1775, Lunenburg County, NS d. Jan 1854, Fauxbourg, Lunenburg, NS (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Mother	Anna Maria MOSHER,   b. 11 Jun 1774, Oakland, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	28 Apr 1795	Lunenburg County, NS   [6]
  	One of two things must be true--either the Maria Catherine MOSHER who m. Michael HIRTLE is the same person who m. George Melchior ZWICKER, JR. or they are two different people.   a. If they are same person, she m. Michael HIRTLE in 1793, she m. George ZWICKER on 28 Apr 1795, and that she had a son named Jacob HIRTLE on 6 Jun 1795.  We know from his will that George ZWICKER had son named Jacob ZWICKER and, from various sources, we can infer that he would have to have been born about 1795-1796 and this would lead to the suspicion that Jacob ZWICKER and Jacob HIRTLE are the same person. But this is clearly not so as they both raise families at the same time and in different places.  So something just doesn’t seem right here. I don't think I have ever come across someone who marries a widow who is two months short of giving birth.   b. Besides the above not making sense, there is another reason for thinking that these are two different Mary Catherine MOSHER's. I.e., if these are the same Mary MOSHER's, she must be a widow when she m. George ZWICKER. But if she is a widow, why isn't she named Mary HIRTLE in the marriage record?   c. If Mary Catherine is the widow of Michael HIRTLE when she m. George ZWICKER, this means that son Jacob HIRTLE would be George ZWICKER’s stepson from the moment of his birth. But he is not mentioned in George ZWICKER’s will.   If the wives of Michel HIRTLE and George ZWICKER at two different people, then the question is—who married whom.  The answer appears to lie in the following birth record:   "HIRTLE","Jacob","B","1795-06-06","1795-06-24","ZLL","Michael& Maria Cath Moser",,"Jacob & Magdalene Mauser"   After digging through various Magdalena MOSHER/MAUSER candidates, my conclusion is that the witnesses to that birth are Jacob and Anna Maria Magdalena (FORSTER) MOSHER, the parents of Anna Maria Catherina MOSHER 1768; also, in Michael HIRTLE’s marriage record, his wife is cited as d/o Jacob. This means that the wife of ,George Melchior ZWICKER, Jr. is otherwise unknown.   In looking at the possibilities, the first thing that seems obvious is that she must be a granddaughter of either Peter or Hans Jacob MOSHER, the two Foreign Protestant MOSHER immigrants. The granddaughters of Hans Jacob seem not to fit the picture as none is available and they live in the Kingsburg area, while George ZWICKER lives in the Mahone Bay area.  Of the granddaughters of Peter, the only available candidates appear to be two sisters of Anna Maria Catherina 1768, i.e., Anna Maria Magdalena 1766 and Anna Maria 1774.  Of the two, Anna Maria 1774 is younger and is approximately the same age as George ZWICKER. So, until additional facts are unearthed or someone comes up with a better explanation, I am going to invoke the “mistake in the parish register clause” and carry Anna Maria MOSHER 1774 as the wife of George Melchior ZWICKER, Jr. 1774/1775.
  Family ID	F106266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Barbara RAFUSE,   b. 18 Nov 1798, Lunenburg County, NS d. 31 Mar 1879, Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	27 Dec 1818	Lunenburg County, NS   [7]
  Children	1. Sophia Elizabeth ZWICKER,   b. 5 Oct 1819, Lunenburg County, NS d. 1882, Lunenburg County, NS (Age 62 years)   2. John Henry ZWICKER,   b. 12 Feb 1821, Lunenburg County, NS d. Between Jun 1864 and Apr 1865, Lunenburg County, NS (Age 43 years)   3. Frederick ZWICKER,   b. 2 May 1823, Lunenburg County, NS d. 1896, Lapland, Lunenburg, NS (Age 72 years)   4. Sophia Elizabeth ZWICKER,   b. 26 Dec 1825, Lunenburg County, NS d. 1867, Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS (Age 41 years)   5. George ZWICKER,   b. 12 Feb 1827, Lunenburg County, NS d. 12 Aug 1914, Barss Corner, Lunenburg, NS (Age 87 years)   6. James Solomon ZWICKER,   b. 15 Feb 1829, Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS d. 2 May 1911, Lapland, Lunenburg, NS (Age 82 years)   7. Edward ZWICKER,   b. 25 Jan 1831, Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS d. 6 Aug 1928, Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS (Age 97 years)   8. Susanna ZWICKER,   b. 7 Jan 1833, Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS d. 1924, Medford, Middlesex, MA (Age 90 years)   9. Catherine Elizabeth ZWICKER,   b. 6 Jun 1835, Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS d. Bef 1863 (Age < 27 years)   10. Jacob ZWICKER,   b. Abt 1836, Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS d. Between 1881 and 1886 (Age ~ 45 years)   11. Daniel ZWICKER,   b. 10 Jun 1838, Camperdown, Lunenburg, NS d. 17 Mar 1928, Shubenacadie, Hants, NS (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F30786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S13438] Records of the Baptist Church, North West Range, Lunenburg County NS. [S12888] Lunenburg County Probated Wills 1770 - 1999, LWT of Melchior Zwicker dtd 4 Feb 1848; 21 February 1854. [S9315] Parish Register, Zion Lutheran Church--Lunenburg. [S9179] Parish Register, St. Paul's Lutheran Church--Bridgewater. [S12228] The Diary of Adolphus Gaetz. [S9190] Parish Register, Dutch Reformed Church--Lunenburg. [S9263] Parish Register, St. John's Anglican Church--Lunenburg.