Bernecker History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Many Germans emigrated across the Atlantic to seek better lives in North America. This great migration began in the middle of the 17th century and continued into the 20th century. Resettlement was particularly attractive to those from Westphalia as a means of escape from poverty and religious persecution. For many Westphalian farmers, the chance to own one's own land was also a major incentive. The process of the widespread colonization of the United States began in 1650, when many immigrants from Germany settled in pockets in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. In Canada, German settlements centered around Ontario and the Prairie provinces. Among them:

Bernecker Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• John Bernecker, who settled in Philadelphia in 1853
• Gotthold Bernecker, who settled in America in 1854
• J. Bernecker, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1856
• Gottold Bernecker, who landed in America in 1859 1

Bernecker Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Marie Bernecker, aged 53, who immigrated to the United States, in 1903
• Karoly Bernecker, aged 17, who landed in America from Trauman, in 1906
• Rheinhard Bernecker, aged 52, who landed in America, in 1910
• Emma Bernecker, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States from Ensingen, Germany, in 1922
• Jessie Bernecker, aged 27, who landed in America, in 1922
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• Walther Ludwig Bernecker, German historian and educator specializing in late American and Spanish history
• Sven Bernecker, German Professor of Philosophy at the University of Manchester