Elizabeth Gerber was born on June 18, 1787 in Schangnau, Canton, Bern, Switzerland to parents Ulrich Gerber and Elsbeth (Siegenthaler) Gerber. On June 11, 1805 she was married to Johannes Wenger in Thierachern, Bern, Switzerland. They had seven children: Elizabeth (b. November 27, 1807), Johannes (b. March 9, 1810), Christian (b. December 5, 1815), Maria (b. August 5, 1818), Gottleib (b. December 25, 1819), and Friedrich Wenger (b. October 23, 1824). Elizabeth died on October 15, 1862.
Thierachern, Switzerland
