Caspar
Tanner
Born in Blue Rocks, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Johann Jacob Tanner
and Mary Barbara (Krauss) Tanner
Brother of
Hanna Judith Tanner, John George Tanner, Maria Christiana (Tanner) Dorey, Catherine Elizabeth (Tanner) Allen, Jacob Tanner, Rosina Margaret Tanner, John Michael Tanner, Hannah Elizabeth (Tanner) Hiltz, John Peter Tanner, Charlotte Tanner and John Tanner
Husband of
Anna Gertrude (Weinacht) Tanner
— married
1 Jan 1822 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Father of
Sophia Sarah Elizabeth (Tanner) MacDonald, George James Tanner, Arabella Mary Ann Tanner, John Alfred Tanner and Lewis Casper Tanner
Died
at age 51
in Blue Rocks, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Apr 2010
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Biography
Caspar was born Jun 1, 1800 was baptised Jun 25 at the Dutch Reformed Church in Lunenburg. He is the son of Johan Jacob Tanner and Anna Maria Barbara Krauss.[1]
He married Gertrude Whynacht on Jan 1, 1822 at the Dutch Reformed Church. They both died, falling through the ice, Jan 30, 1852.[1] They were taking a short-cut home from a visit with a relative. Casper and his brother, Johan Jacob, married sisters, Anna Gertrude, and Anna Elizabeth Whynacht.
Children
Caspar and Ann Gertrude had the following children:[1]
- Sophia Elizabeth, b Dec 12, 1822
- Edmund, b May 21, 1825
- Elizabeth Mary, b Aug 17, 1826
- Ann Louisa, b Jun 9, 1828
- George James, b Jan 22, 1830
- Peter Isaac, b May 10, 1824
- Sophia, b Sep 23, 1829
- Mary Ann Arabella, b Jul 1, 1832
- Alfred, b Aug 5, 1834
- Peter Joshua, b Nov 18, 1836
- Christina Ann, b May 1, 1838
- Louis, b May 29, 1845
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rootsweb, Lunenburg Genweb. Lunenburg County Births, Marriages and Deaths, transcribed and indexed by Don Shankle, 1998. Surnames Beginning with "T" Accessed 2023
- www.familysearch.org https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=273S-DZJ
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caspar by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Caspar:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caspar by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Caspar:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Juanita (Medbury) Medbury-Walkabout 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jmedburywalkabout
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~1.56%
Eleanor Thibeau :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Peter Haughn :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Gretchen (Wentzell) Wentzell Lowerison :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T915141 [compare]
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~1.56%
Joyce (Wentzell) Thomson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QZ6433257 [compare], Ancestry member jthomson149
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