Schaeffer-Massung Family Tree » Johann Melchior RUCH 🟣 (1644-1720)
Personal data Johann Melchior RUCH 🟣
Sources 1, 2, 3- He was born on December 25, 1644 in Bouxwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.Source 2
- Alternative: He was born on December 25, 1644 in Duerrenroth, Bern, Switzerland.
- He died on April 25, 1720 in Alteckendorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, he was 75 years old.Source 2
Pg 95 of 109 Alteckendorf - Protestant parish (Before 1793) - Register of baptisms, marriages, burials 1685-1736 - 3 E 5/2
- A child of Ulrich RUCH and Elisabetha DISLI LIECHTI
Household of Johann Melchior RUCH 🟣
(1) He is married to Eva Maria.
They got married on May 10, 1664 at Zutzendorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, he was 19 years old.
They got married about 1668.pg 90They got married about 1669.
Ringendorf - Parish registers (Before 1793) - Protestant parish (Before 1793) - Register of baptisms marriages burials 1650-1702 - 3 E 403/1
estimation of marriage date
Child(ren):
- Jacob RUGH RUCH 1670-1699
- Melchior RUCH 1672-1726
- Maria Christina RUCH 1676-1719
(2) He is married to Anna Maria JAENCK.
They got married on August 21, 1679 at Ringendorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, he was 34 years old.Source 1
p90 Ringendorf-Parish registers (Before 1793)-Protestant parish (Before 1793) Register of baptisms marriages burials 1650-1702-3 E 403/1 https://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C399-P2-R281807#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C399-P2-R281807-2489510
Child(ren):
- Maria Barbara RUCH 1681-1755
- Catharina RUCH 1686-1719
- Johann Jacob RUCH 1688-1693
- Johannes Adamus Adam RUCH 1688-1759
- Johann Martin RUCH 1690-1747
Notes about Johann Melchior RUCH 🟣
It is unlikely that Ulrich RUCH and Elisabetha DISLI LIECHTI are his parents as with their current birthdates they would have 14 and 10 respectively. Perhaps Ulrich is an older brother, an uncle or cousin.
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Sources
- Archives Departmentales du Bas-Rhin, Ringendorf - Parish registers (Before 1793) - Protestant parish (Before 1793) - Register of baptisms marriages burials 1650-1702 - 3 E 403/1, August 23, 1679 / Archives Departmentales
- Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday December 25, 1644
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1644: Source: Wikipedia
- May 27 » Manchu regent Dorgon defeats rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.
- May 28 » English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby.
- June 5 » The Qing dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor take Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty.
- June 29 » Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge.
- September 1 » Battle of Tippermuir: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeats the Earl of Wemyss's Covenanters, reviving the Royalist cause.
- November 8 » The Shunzhi Emperor, the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, is enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming dynasty as the first Qing emperor to rule over China.
Day of marriage August 21, 1679
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1679: Source: Wikipedia
- January 24 » King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament.
- June 1 » The Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham of Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog.
- August 7 » The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the south-eastern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America.
Day of death April 25, 1720
- The temperature on April 25, 1720 was about 12.0 °C. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1720: Source: Wikipedia
- January 21 » Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm.
- February 29 » Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden abdicates in favour of her husband, who becomes King Frederick I on March 24.
- March 24 » Count Frederick of Hesse-Kassel is elected King of Sweden by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonora abdicated the throne on 29 February
- August 14 » The Spanish military Villasur expedition is wiped out by Pawnee and Otoe warriors near present-day Columbus, Nebraska.
- October 20 » Caribbean pirate Calico Jack is captured by the Royal Navy.
- November 9 » The synagogue of Judah HeHasid is burned down by Arab creditors, leading to the expulsion of the Ashkenazim from Jerusalem.
Same birth/death day
- 1628 » Noël Coypel, French painter and educator († 1707)
- 1642 » (OS) - Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (d. 1726/1727)
- 1652 » Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician, anatomist, and scholar († 1713)
- 1665 » Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish-English poet and songwriter († 1746)
- 1674 » Thomas Halyburton, Scottish minister and theologian († 1712)
- 1686 » Giovanni Battista Somis, Italian violinist and composer († 1763)
- 1644 » Chongzhen Emperor of China (b. 1611)
- 1660 » Henry Hammond, English cleric and theologian (b. 1605)
- 1690 » David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter and educator (b. 1610)
- 1744 » Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (b. 1701)
- 1770 » Jean-Antoine Nollet, French minister, physicist, and academic (b. 1700)
- 1800 » William Cowper, English poet (b. 1731)
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