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Personal data Julius Eberhard Vieth 

• He was born on November 12, 1731 in Hooksiel, Oldenburg, Ostfriesland, Gemany.
• He died on June 8, 1795 in Marienhausen, Sande, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, he was 63 years old.
• A child of Johan (Hans) Georg (Juergen) Vieth and Catharine Maria Bähr

Household of Julius Eberhard Vieth

He is married to Conradine Augusta Gerdes.

They got married on November 12, 1760 at Jever, Oldenburg, Ostfriesland, Germany, he was 29 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Gerhard Georg Vieth  1761-1761
2. Gerhard Ulrich Anton Vieth  1763-1836 
3. Sophia Catharina Vieth  1765-1836
4. Georg Julius Vieth  1768-1775
5. Susanne Margarethe Christiana Vieth  1770-1825
6. Ægidius Conrad Vieth  1772-1811 
7. August Julius Vieth  1773-????
8. Johann Georg Vieth  1778-1780
9. Conradine Auguste Vieth  1779-????
10. Franziskus Vieth  1781-1781

Notes about Julius Eberhard Vieth

!!!!!Julius Eberhard Vieth became the "magistrate" of Hooksiel, near Jever, Ostfriesland. In 1778, he wrote a document describing the locks and harbor at Hooksiel, apparently in an attempt to attract foreign commerce. A copy of this document was obtained for me by German archivist Falk Liebezeit, who was doing research for me on the Vieth family, and found this document in the archives at Oldenburg. It was translated for me by Elke Behner who lives in Coronado, CA. The original is handwritten in old German script, and more than a little difficult to read. Note that Hooksiel is built on land which is at average sea level, as are hundreds of square miles of 'polder' land in the Netherlands, and coastal Germany. The land would flood with each high tide if not protected by dikes which were invented and constructed in medieval times in this area. The land is protected from flooding at high tide by several hundred miles of dikes. Gates in the dikes, called 'Siels', which could be closed during high tide and storms, and opened during low tide, provided access to the sea for the people who designed this system in medieval times to reclaim this land from the sea. The translated document which follows has been reinterpreted by me [RLC] to reflect what I believe it says:em a newly acquired school which has a small tower, 8 merchant {business} houses and 4 taverns. The most prestigious building is occupied by the head of the district at this time, Vieth, who lives here in a house rented from the merchants.ocks towns, a considerable amount of trading of all commercial products with London, Amsterdam, Emden, Hamburg, Oldenburg and Bremen.s directed via the navigable channel within which smaller ships can be brought through the dike-lock, brings to the citizens of the town much sustenance., sugar, coffee, herring, dried cod, pickled fish, soap, peat and fire-wood, spirits, and all kinds of rough and fine cloths and other woolen goods, seat velours [upholstery], all dye and apothecary goods, spices, roof tiles, rocks {stones}, lime, cut and uncut construction wood, tar, whale-oil, paper, glass, all iron and pottery goods, copper, pewter, brass, salt, sea fish, and a few garden crops.s, in addition to the negotiable toll, also the Import [fees] of the quay which has to be paid for all outgoing and incoming goods for the upkeep of the wood of the quay in the harbor.terest {tax profits} 'falls into the Jade' {? comes to the 'Jade area'}, and is, as well as the import interest {tax profits} and the harbor fees, shared by the entire area.e harbor. They are normally so big that they can be loaded with 20 weights of rye. They have a main mast, an aft mast, and, in front, a bow-sprit, and can comfortably be maneuvered by three men.he design at No. 18 called "'duc d'alben", which was probably named by the former governor of the Spanish Netherlands, {the}] Duke of Alba, includes strong beams which are put together in a slanted way and are, at the top, connected with a strong chain. They are used to tie down the sterns of the ships so that they will be safe in a storm, as well as in floods, and will not be tossed onto the quay. The maintenance of the lock is the responsibility of those inhabitants whose land has its drainage through this lock.ght of poles 14 feet 6 incheso middle ones, which are about in the middle of the lock, are called the Flood doors. These have, half-way up the daily flood {[tide} line, an elongated square opening, through which, when there is a lack of inland water in the deep {to maintain adequate depth}, seawater is let in. At this end, the storm doors are coupled to the walls of the lock if there is no fear of a storm.uter} pairs of doors open and close by themselves with the low tide [ebb] and high tide {flood} whereby the latter [high tide] closes the doors through the pressure of the sea-water. But the drainage {pressure} of the inner water opens the lock doors again during low tide., toward the land side, which are at the very front of the lock, are the ebb doors, which open toward that {the inland} side, and prevent the flowing off of the inner water from the interior deep. {Thus maintaining deep harbor water during low tide}. They only serve the maritime commerce. They contain a smaller door through which, when opened, the inner water by way of increased speed and force, washes out collected mud and other debris in the depths of the lock.rtage master' of the city-bound boats, a task appointed to him by ordinance.d ships are hauled out of the water by means of an earth hoisting machine {winch}, making them accessible from all sides for repair. {Essentially, a dry dock}.s a local annual fair in town during which much trade with horses and cattle takes place.rticulars {complicating factors ?}, it had to be ceded for the payment of a post yearly ___?____.ight to dig for clay on bordering pieces of land, and will reimburse the land owners an assessed value for the clay thus obtained.d on the outer dike which is surrounded by a quay dike. At the time of the 'chieftain and of the Virgin Maria' {perhaps a season of the year}, sea water is being let in onto this land at the time of high tide, through a slot in the outer dike. After the sun has evaporated this water, it is sifted into pans to become {usable} salt.y taxes and also an extraordinary one regarding the special beneficial uses of their land. For church and school, they pay 1/3rd and the parish the remaining 2/3rd's., there are only 3 houses which belong to this local authority. On the corner of the last one is a territorial flag depicting the princely coat of arms. The outer deep and the maritime commerce on it are only subordinate to the local authority.h arrives, averaging yearly 400 to 500 loads coming from the Gronningen province. If each load is valued at as little as 5 Riechsthaler, the value of the peat would be about 2500 Reichsthaler.ing for so called shrimp or small crabs on the beach of the Jade {a river which opens into a wide bay on which Hooksiel is located} is a substantial source of income for the ordinary man. This fishing is also done by the women at the time of the ebb tide. They use sack nets for this fishing, bound to half an oblong hoop which is attached to a long pole through a hole in a cross board. Immediately on the return of the fishermen, the catch is poured into boiling sea water, and then taken to the town and the surrounding villages {for sale}. The fishing of ray, plaice, butt, smelt and eel is of little productiveness in this area.

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