Maria Barbara Ammann

Female21 August 1762–1826

Brief Life History of Maria Barbara

When Maria Barbara Ammann was born on 21 August 1762, in Sundhouse, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, her father, Johan George Amann, was 31 and her mother, Maria Barbara Leonhard, was 25. She married George Spinner on 17 August 1790, in Sundhouse, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1826, at the age of 64.

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Family Time Line

George Spinner
1758–
Maria Barbara Ammann
1762–1826
Marriage: 17 August 1790
Ann Marie Amman
1786–
Jacques Spinner
1792–1810
Andre Spinner
1794–
Jean George Spinner
1802–1807
Jean Spinner
1806–1810

Sources (2)

  • Marie Barbe Amann, "France, Bas-Rhin, Parish and Civil Registration, 1525-1912"
  • Marie B. Amann on WikiTree

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 August 1790Sundhouse, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (7)

    1778 · Treaty of Alliance with American Colonies

    Age 16

    After the battle of Saratoga France realized that America might be worth backing. They formed an alliance with the colonies and sent naval fleets to help with the war.

    1783 · Treaty of Paris is Signed 

    Age 21

    While Benjamin Franklin was the ambassador to France he negotiated with the French during the war to keep them on the American side. At the same time the Treaty of Paris was established.

    1789

    Age 27

    Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Alois, Christoph, Dieter, Sigi, Armin, Erwin, Franz, Gerda, Hans, Johannes, Kurt, Rudi.

    South German and Swiss German: occupational or status name from Amtmann ‘official’ (dialect Ammann; Middle High German ambet man, literally ‘retinue man, retainer’). This word came to denote various kinds of administrator, including a tax farmer. Compare Aman , Amann , and Amman .

    History: Jakob Ammann (1644–1730), for whom the Amish people are named, was a 17th-century, strict Alsatian-Swiss religious reformer of the Anabaptist Mennonite Church. He was born in Erlenbach in Simmental, Switzerland, and later moved to Alsace. His followers began emigrating to North America in the 1720s, settling chiefly in PA, where they are still present in large numbers, having also spread to OH, ON (Canada), and elsewhere. They are noted for their conservative life style (generally including avoidance of modern inventions such as automobiles and telephones), distinctive dress, and a close-knit community.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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