When Johann Friedrich Bastian was born on 3 December 1731, in Froeschwiller, Bas-Rhin, France, his father, Johann Diebold Thiebaut Bastian, was 42 and his mother, Anna Margaretha Mahler, was 34.
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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.
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.
The first French Republic was founded during the French Revolution. It lasted from the French Revolution until the first empire. It marked the end of the Monarchy, establishment of the National Convention, the reign of Terror, the directory, and the consulate.
German, French (Alsace and Lorraine, of German origin), and Spanish (Asturias): from a short form of the personal name Sebastian .
English (Cornwall): from the Middle English personal name Bastian, a pet form of Sebastian .
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