Christian Winkler
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| birth_date = 16 September 1766
| birth_place = Blumenstein, Switzerland
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| death_place = Old Salem, North Carolina
| nationality = Swiss
| occupation = Baker
| years_active = 1807–1839
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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.
Early life
Winkler was born in Blumenstein, Switzerland, in 1766.{{Cite book |last=Reichel |first=Levin Theodore |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jz9fAAAAcAAJ&dq=christian+winkler+salem+north+carolina&pg=PA190 |title=The Moravians in North Carolina: An Authentic History |date=1857 |publisher=O.A. Keehln |isbn=978-0-608-40470-7 |language=en}} By 1792, he had joined the Moravian congregation of Neuwied, Germany. Sailing from Hamburg,{{Cite book |last=Albright |first=Frank P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lARCDwAAQBAJ&dq=christian+winkler+salem+north+carolina&pg=PP19 |title=Johann Ludwig Eberhardt and His Salem Clocks |date=2017-12-15 |publisher=UNC Press Books |isbn=978-1-4696-3956-7 |language=en}} he emigrated to the United States around the turn of the 19th century, initially to Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
In 1807,"[https://www.cityofws.org/DocumentCenter/View/3797/009---Winkler-Bakery-PDF?bidId= Local Historic Landmark Program"] – City of Winston-Salem the year of his marriage, he was brought in by the Moravian Church community in Old Salem, North Carolina, to become their baker,{{Cite web |last=Castrodale |first=Jenny |date=2022-12-22 |title=This Bakery Has Used the Same Gingerbread Recipe Since 1807 — Here's the Secret |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/winkler-bakery-gingerbread-recipe-6979741 |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Food & Wine |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Winkler Bakery, est. 1807 |url=https://www.oldsalem.org/winkler/ |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Old Salem Museums & Gardens |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Bringle |first=Jennifer |date=2021-12-01 |title=Savoring The Timeless Taste of Moravian Cookies |url=https://journalnow.com/winstonsalemmonthly/savoring-the-timeless-taste-of-moravian-cookies/article_6c20a704-498b-11ec-a5d9-07c4e417b364.html |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=Winston-Salem Journal |language=en}} replacing Thomas Butner Jr.{{Cite web |date=2014-06-01 |title=June 1: Happy Birthday! William P. Winkler |url=http://winstonsalemtimetraveler.com/2014/06/01/happy-birthday-william-p-winkler/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Winston-Salem |language=en-US}}
Personal life
His wife was Pennsylvania native Elizabeth Dantz (possibly Danz).{{Cite book |last1=Fries |first1=Adelaide Lisetta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jkATAAAAYAAJ&q=christian+winkler+salem+north+carolina |title=Records of the Moravians in North Carolina: 1793-1808 |last2=Rights |first2=Douglas LeTell |last3=Smith |first3=Minnie J. |last4=Hamilton |first4=Kenneth Gardiner |date=1943 |publisher=Edwards & Broughton Print. Company |language=en}} The couple had six children: Carl, Christian Jr., William, Matilda, Ludwig and Henrietta.
Death
Winkler died in 1839, after a long illness, aged 72.{{Cite book |last=Fries |first=Adelaide Lisetta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QDR5AAAAMAAJ&q=christian+winkler+salem+north+carolina |title=Records of the Moravians in North Carolina: 1838-1847 |date=1964 |publisher=Edwards & Broughton Print. Company |language=en}} He was interred in Salem Moravian God's Acre, alongside his wife, who preceded him in death by three years. Winkler's son, William, continued the bakery. William's son, Charles, succeeded him. After Charles's death in 1893, his wife, Alice, took over until 1915.
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Category:Swiss emigrants to the United States