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Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig Sr. was born in 1867 in Adelsheim, Baden, and came to the United States in October 1888. He originally spent some time in Chicago, but later settled in New York, where he met Christina, who was fourteen years younger than him.
He was born on June 19, 1903 in East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan to Heinrich Gehrig, an art-metal mechanic and Christina Gehrig, a housemaid. He was the only one to have survived out of four children in his family.
May 31, 2016 · Born Henry Louis Gehrig in New York City on June 19, 1903, the future sports icon was the son of German immigrants. His father and mother each arrived in America as young adults then met and ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Early Years. Henry Louis Gehrig was born in the Yorkville section of Manhattan in New York City, on June 19, 1903. His parents, Heinrich and Christina Gehrig, were German immigrants who'd...
Jul 28, 2024 · Lou Gehrig (born June 19, 1903, New York, New York, U.S.—died June 2, 1941, New York City) was one of the most durable players in American professional baseball and one of its great hitters.
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Jan 4, 2012 · Henry Louis Gehrig was born on June 19, 1903 to Heinrich and Christina Gehrig, two first-generation German immigrants who lived in the Yorkville section of Manhattan. He was a very big baby, by some reports weighing in at a massive 14 pounds.
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Lou Gehrig was born in the Yorkville section of Manhattan, the son of poor German immigrants Heinrich Gehrig and Christina Fack. Lou was the only one of four children born to Heinrich and Christina to survive infancy.
