Notizen zu dieser Person
Birth:
He was probably born in the village Hassel in the Sulingen parish in Lower Saxony in Germany. His father was Hermann Michaelis. The name of his mother is not known. (F15)
Childhood:
He grew up in Hassel. His father was a farmer. (F1)
Work:
He inherited his parents' farm in Hassel. He was a farmer (German: Vollmeier). (F1)
His property was farm No. 3 in Hassel. (F11)
After his wedding his father, Hermann Michaelis, relinquished the right to farm the property. A contract was written in Ehrenburg, the civic administrative centre for this area of the former Kingdom of Hannover on the 4/11/1746. Hermann Michaelis was paid 100 Thaler on the day after the wedding and 100 Thaler a year for life by the brother of the bride. The name of the brother of the bride was Johann Friedrich Meyer from Sieden. The latter also gave 1 horse, 2 cows, 2 pigs and 10 sheep to Hermann Michaelis. He also had to supply a 'Molt' of rye, a carriage for the bride, beds, cooking utensils and clothing. In addition the father of the bride had to pay Hermann Michaelis 100 Thaler on the wedding day. (F15)
Marriage:
He married Sophie Elisabeth Meyer from the village Sieden, which is in the nearby Borstel parish, on the 18th of November 1746 in the Lutheran church in Borstel. (F18)
They raised a family in Hassel. (F1)
Death:
Unknown.
Other Information:
1. His burial record is not in the Sulingen church register.
2. There is a list of the inhabitants in the Sulingen parish as at 1719 in the Sulingen church books. There were two persons named Johann Michaelis living in Hassel at that time. The first one's name was spelled Johann Michaelis and the second one's name was spelled Johann Michaels. I only have details of the first family.
Guenter
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