I am looking for more information about my family around Martfeld
Germany. I am looking for any information on the Zimmermann family
from around Heiligenfelde or Thedinghausen.
1 Seite 69 Nr. 72 (1796) (Kirchenbuch Lunsen † 1780-1811)
Burial of Johann Zimmermann
»D. 4 Nov. Joh. Zimmermann zu Embd. [Emtinghausen] u. Witwer, alhier
beerd. Gest. d. 1 hujus [the same month], an der Brustkrankh. 67
Jahr.«
2 Seite 17 Nr. 3 (1757) (Kirchenbuch Thedinghausen 1750-1809)
Marriage of Johann Zimmermann and Beke Alheit Sump
»Eod. [04.02.] ist Johann Zimmermann von Bahlen [Bahlum] mit Becke
Adelheid Sumps alhier copul. worden.«
3 Seite 174 Nr. 10 (1735) (Kirchenbuch Thedinghausen * 1703-1749)
Baptism of Beke Alheit Sump
»Den 31 Jan: Johann Sump zu Bahlen [Bahlum] eine Tochter Becke Alheit
tauffen laßen. Gevattern sind: Johann Söller, Trine Kehlenbeck, Beecke
Imhorst.«
4 Seite 77 Nr. 14 (1772) (Kirchenbuch Lunsen († 1725-1779)
Burial of Beke Alheit Zimmermann nee Sump
»Becke Adelheit Zimmermanns aus Bahlen [Bahlum] alt 37 Jahr, beerdiget
d. 4ten Apr.«
Johann and Beke Alheit Zimmermann had follow children (without date of death):
1 Becke Zimmermann * Bahlum 18.09.1757
2 Johann Zimmermann * Bahlum 13.05.1759 (died young)
3 Johann Zimmermann * Bahlum 13.08.1760
4 Gerd Zimmermann * Bahlum 16.11.1765
5 Albert Zimmermann * Bahlum 14.11.1767
6 Johann Dirk Zimmermann * Bahlum 21.04.1770
There were no godfathers from the Zimmermann family. Perhaps Johann
Zimmermann came from Heiligenfelde near Bahlum because a Gerike (Gerd)
Zimmermann from Heiligenfelde married a Beecke Bellmers from Bahlum in
Thedinghausen on 5 October 1727. The first (and second) son from
Johann Zimmermann called Johann like the father of Beke Alheit Sump.
The next one called Gerd probably like the father of Johann
Zimmermann. To call the elder children like the grandfathers and
grandmothers was an old tradition in the north of germany.
I have all of the information after Albert's (* Bahlum 14.11.1767) son
Wilhelm came to America with his family.