File: 10 Mathias Gnther September 19, 1999 Carol Kosanke Peterson's 10th Great Grandparents Box 186, Flanagan, Illinois 61740 (815) 796-4298 e-mail: carolkosanke@hotmail.com 5000. MATHIAS GUNTHER 5001. CATHARINA HANSELMAN 1595 1676 1603 1644 EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN, Breitenberg Germany [Appendix E, No. 37] Mathias (DIESS) Gunther son of BALTHAR and ANNA SEEGLUND) GUNTHER was born February 16, 1595. Catharina, daughter of HANS and AGATHA (OSTERTAG) HANSELMAN was born January 28, 1603. [Hans Hanselman and Agatha, day laborer Collwagen had a daughter Katharina born January 28, 1603. There were no other Katharine Hanselmans born anywhere near the correct time. GP: George Burkle and Kathleen Fung) Catharine died on October 8, 1644, age 44. Mathies then married 2) Maria, widow of Hans Bacher on January 19, 1647; married 3) Barbara widow of George Seeger on July 24, 1657; and married 4) Elizabeth in 1663. Mathias died on July 1676 at the age of 85 years. ?City govenrment Braitenberg CHILDREN OF MATHIAS AND CATHARINA (HANSELMAN) GUNTHER of Brietenberg: 1) Child born March 7, 1623. 2) Johannes born 19 March 1624. 3) MATHIAS born October 6, 1626 [Ihave copy] Brietenberg married November 23, 1652 ANNA SEYFRIED. 4) Balthar born November 13, 1627. 5) Jacob born June 10, 1640. CHILDREN OF MATHIAS AND MARIA GUNTHER: 6) Elizabeth born (mother's name not listed) 1654. CHILDREN OF MATHIAS AND BARBARA GUNTHER: 7) Matthias born February 10, 1655 and died young. DATES: [Appendix B, Map 2] 1595, February 16 Mathias Gunther was born. 1603, January 28 Catharina Hanselmann was born. 1622, October 14 MARRIAGE DIESS GUNTHER, surviving son of Balthar and Catharina dau of Hans Hanselman citizen and day laborer in Collwagen. (see birth March 7, 1623. [She was evidently pregnant] I have copy 1623, March 7 child born. 1626, October 6 Mathias Gunther son of Dies and Catharina Gunther was born Breitenberg. 1644, October 8 Catharine, wife of Dies Gunther died, age 44 (age doesn't fit with birth, but that is the only birth that fits. There were no Catherine Hanselmans born between 1598 and 1602). 1647, January 19 MARRIAGE Mathias Gunther, court worker of Breitenberg married Maria, widow of Hans Bacher of Rotenbach 1655, December 20 Maria Gunther, wife of Diess Gunther died age 56 years in Brietenberg. 1657, July 24 MARRIAGE Dies Gunther the older married Barbara, widow of George Seeger. 1659, April 2 Barbara wife of Dies Gunther died. 1663 MARRIAGE Mathias the old one married Elisabeth, widow of George Mauer. She was a widow and had been in jail twice for adultery. 1676, July 22 Mathias Gunther of Breitenburg died, age 85. May not be the correct age on death record. Could only find Mathias son of Balthar born in 1595, none born in 1591. . REFERENCES: BREITENBERG LDS CALL NUMBERS Germany, Wurttemberg, Breitenberg (OA. Calw) Includes Oberkollwagen and affilate of Breitenberg Page Number 398 baptisms 1558-1655 . . . . . . . . 1528422 Item 3-6 492 deaths 1635-1652 498 marriages 1558-1655 524 deaths 1596-1635 [handwritten note: deaths 1655] 540 baptisms 1656-1787 634 marriages 1656-1808 670 deaths 1655-1798 727 Verschiedene Akten baptisms 1788-1886 baptisms (Unehel. Kinder) 1829-1871 . . . . . . . . . . . . .1528423 deaths 1798-1864 marriages (mit Oberkollwange) 1809-11987 deaths 1852-1904 confirmaations 1777-1908 familienregister u. Indiex 1808-1864 familienregister I u. Index 1808-1876 deaths (korrekturaufnahmen)