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United States Bergs migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bergs Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Hans Bergs, who landed in New York in 1709 1
  • Christina Bergs, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1793 1
Bergs Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Gerhard Bergs, aged 53, who landed in New York, NY in 1848 1
  • Gerrit Bergs, aged 50, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 1
  • Peternella Bergs, aged 15, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 1
  • Anna Bergs, aged 25, who landed in New York, NY in 1848 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Bergs (post 1700) +

  • Teodors Bergs (1902-1966), born Theodore Berg, a Latvian chess master who introduced the Berg Variation
  • Arveds Bergs (1875-1941), Latvian lawyer, newspaper editor and politician
  • Magnús Helgi Bergs (b. 1956), Icelandic former international footballer who played for the Iceland National Team (1980-1985)
  • Brigadier-General Paul Bergs (1886-1947), French Commanding Officer during World War II 2
  • Brigadier-General Michel Bergs (1894-1950), French Commanding Officer during World War II 3


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Paul Bergs. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Berg%C3%A8s/Paul-Emile-Raymond/France.html
  3. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Michel Bergs. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Berg%C3%A8s/Michel-Albert/France.html


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