Christian Winkler
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Born16 September 1766
Blumenstein, Switzerland
Died11 January 1839 (aged 72)
Resting placeGod's Acre Cemetery
OccupationBaker
Christian Winkler | |
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 C. Winkler Bakery in 2008 | |
| Born | 16 September 1766 Blumenstein, Switzerland |
| Died | 11 January 1839 (aged 72) |
| Resting place | God's Acre Cemetery |
| Occupation | Baker |
| Years active | 1807–1839 |
Christian Winkler (16 September 1766 – 11 January 1839) was a Swiss-born baker for whom C. Winkler Bakery, in Old Salem, North Carolina, is now named.
Winkler was born in Blumenstein, Switzerland, in 1766.[1] By 1792, he had joined the Moravian congregation of Neuwied, Germany. Sailing from Hamburg,[2] he emigrated to the United States around the turn of the 19th century, initially to Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
In 1807,[3] the year of his marriage, he was brought in by the Moravian Church community in Old Salem, North Carolina, to become their baker,[4][5][6] replacing Thomas Butner Jr.[7]