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- BIOGRAPHY:
TUCHSCHERER
The earliest records found for the Tuchscherers is the marriage of Johann Georg
Tuchscherer (2) to Maria Dorothea Neuhardt on 20 October 1722. It lists Hans Ulrich
Tuchscherer (1) as Johann's deceased father bom in Biberstein, Switzerland. Swiss records
show that a Tuchscharrer from Biberstein who lived in Climbach paid Swiss taxes in 1724. This
Tuchscharrer was more than likely the son or grandson of the emigrant. Paying the taxes was a
means of maintaining a Swiss citizenship. Early records have a Jacob Tuchscharer bom in 1585
in Biberstein, Aargau, Switzerland. He had two sons, a Hans and a Ueli, bom around 1620-
1625. This is probably the right Tuchscherers but it cannot be proved who Hans Ulric's parents
or grandparents were. It is most likely that the Tuchscherers migrated to Climbach sometime
after the 30-Years War to repopulate the devastated area. The family remained in Climbach until
1835 when Johann Georg (13) immigrated to America where he became known as George. The
Tuchscherer line is shown in Figure 2.
The Tuchscherers were Protestants in France. After 1685 being Protestant was not really
recognized by the State. However, in Climbach the Protestants worshiped in the nearby village
of Wingen. St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Wingen recorded both Catholic and Protestant
vital records up to the advent of civil registrations in 1792.
Johann Georg (2) was born about 1700 in Climbach and died 20 Febmary 1746 at the age
of 46. His death record lists him as a member ofthe Reformed Church but had trouble with the
church. He died after 14 days of suffering from heart problems. The records do not mention any
widow and he was buried without a wake. Johann Georg (2) and his wife, Maria Dorothea
Neuhardt, had eight known children. Their seventh child was Johann Jacob (9) bom 28 May
1736. They had one more child before Johann Georg's death in 1745/46. Johann Jacob (9)
married Elisabethe Meisterhantz probably in Wingen. Their son, Johann Martin (11) was bom
23 August 1777 in Climbach. It is here where church records fail; nothing is known about the
childhood and early adult years of Johann Martin (11). The next records found are the birth of
the first child of Johann Martin Tuchscherer (11) and Maria Catherina Cromer. Martin (11) was
a soldier in the 80 Vi Brigade ofthe French Army when Georg (13) was bom in 1802. This was
the time when Napoleon's armies controlled most of Westem Europe. When not on duty, and
after his service, Martin (11) was a wooden shoemaker in Climbach. Martin's (11) first bom was
Johann Georg (13) bom on 23 April 1802.
Johann George Tuchscherer (13)' the emigrant, has a rather confusing history. When he
and his family arrived in New York aboard the ship Formosa just after Christmas, 28 December
1835, the manifest listed his wife Catherine 28, daughters Elisabeth 9 and Catherine 6 and sons
George 3 and Michael 1. There are no records in Climbach ofhis marriage or Elisabeth's birth.
It was discovered that he married Maria Catherine Bouquio in Vorderweidenthal, Pfalz,
Germany 20 April 1828. Vorderweidenthal is about 20 miles north of Climbach. If the ship
manifest is correct, Elisabeth was bom in 1826. Daughter Catherine was bom in Climbach 9
March 1829.
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