Barbe Engel

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Anabaptist

Notes:

Had connections to Bidestroff as well, since publications of marriage were made there, and in Gosselming.

Birth:
Year extrapolated from marriage document.

Barbe married Nicholas Risser on 23 Jul 1798 in Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR. Nicholas (son of Jacques (Jacob) Risser and Katherina Rupp (Rouppe, Ruppe)) was born about 1764 in Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR; died on 19 Jan 1814 in Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage document seems to say Nicholas is a widower, but no name of first spouse. He is the son of deceased Jacques Risser and Catherine Ruppe, father and mother from Alzing. It does not say if Catherine Ruppe is dead or alive.
Four major witnesses: Joseph Farnie, miller, living in Nollweyer (57930 Bisping Belles Forets), brother-in-law of the groom. Christian(ne) Engel, farmer, living in Sommange (Zommange 57260), brother in law of the groom; Jacque Moser, miller, living in Nollweyer, neighbour of the bride; Josephe Engel, meunier (miller) demeurant au moulin de Lorentzs. Josephe Farnie does not know reading and writing.

Barbe Engel, born in Germange (Guermange 57260), 22 years old, daughter of deceased Jean-Pierre Engel and Magdeleine Riffennact, father and mother from Gosselming.

Married:
Witnesses included Joseph Farny, a miller on Nolweyer Pond at Bisping (he was Nicolas's brother-in- law, married to Anne Risser); Christian Engel, a Zommange cultivator (Barbe's cousin); Jacob/Jacques Moser, miller at Bisping and neighbor to the bride (he later married Joseph Farny's widow); and Joseph Engel, miller at Lorentzen (Barbe's younger brother).

1. Nicolas Risser was born on 19 Oct 1811 in Gosselming, Moselle, Lorraine, FR; died on 15 Aug 1889 in Stanford, McLean Co., IL; was buried in Stanford, McLean Co., IL.
2. Anne Marie Risser was born in 1802.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Miller

Notes:

Of Gosselming.

Died:
at the home of son Christian

Jean + Marie Magdalena /Rouvenacht (Reuvenacht Riffenacht). Marie (daughter of André Rogi and Magdelaine Rouvenacht) died before 1785/96. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Of Gosselming.

Notes:

Possibly four or more children. Peter’s connection to Christian has not been proved.
Peter’s 1725 marriage to Anna Zehr is listed in Source.

Maurice Hebert has Anna Brenner(?) as a second wife. He has listed children as follows:
Christian, 1729
Jean, 1725
Nicolas (?), no date
Michel, 1735

Peter married Anna Zehr in 1725 in FR. Anna was born in 1700; died on 10 Sep 1746 in Hombourg Haut Bachmüle, St. Avold, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Bachmulhe

André + Magdelaine Rouvenacht. Magdelaine (daughter of Joseph Rouvenacht and Madeleine Gerber) was born in 1827; died in 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1708, Ste. Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FR

Notes:

Ulrich’s connection to Peter has not yet been proved.

Valentin married Anne Bechler (Bacher) on 29 Oct 1809 in Bourscheid, Moselle, FR. Anne (daughter of Christian Bechler (Bacher) and Madeleine Oesch (Esch)) was born in 1784 in Bourscheid, Moselle, FR; died on 29 Nov 1809 in Bourscheid, Moselle, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Madeleine Gerber on 26 May 1817 in Nossoncourt, Rambervillers, Vosges, FR. Madeleine (daughter of Pierre Gerber and Anne Abresol) was born on 10 Jan 1800 in Herbeviller, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, FR; died on 8 Feb 1853 in Chermisey, Vosges, FR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
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