Notizen zu dieser Person
Birth:
He was born about 1760 in the Leeste parish near Syke in Lower Saxony in Germany. The names of his parents are not known. (E1)
Leeste is now a part of the town Weyhe.
Childhood:
Unknown.
Work:
He was a farmer (German: Brinksitzer). His house was in a street called an der Weide in Leeste. (E1)
He possibly owned farm No. 64 (1852 “Brandkataster”/census No.) in Leeste. (E2)
Marriage:
He was married with Beke Schleden. (E1)
They raised a family in Leeste. (E1)
Death:
He died in 1805 or 1807. (E1)
Other Information:
1. The church books dated between 1756 and 1792 of the Marien church in Leeste were destroyed in a fire.
2. There were three Johann Bodes who died in Leeste in the period from 1802 to 1825. The first died on the 1/9/1805 aged 48 years, the second died on the 20/3/1807 aged 43 years and the third died on the 2/12/1815 aged 73 years.
3. There were at least four Bothe families living in Leeste in 1775 (see document "Hann. 74 Syke Nr. 49" in the civic archive of Hannover).
Guenter
Koerner
