Michael Ackerman (abt. 1652)

Born about 1652 in France [uncertain]

Husband of Maria Abwenden — married 29 Apr 1680 in Beinheim, Bas-Rhin, France

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Beinheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France [uncertain]

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Biography

Location Name:

• Present-day: Beinheim (Alsatian: Bänem) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in the Alsace region of northeastern France.

• Historical: According to Wikipedia, In 1255, Beinheim belonged to the baron of Fleckenstein, who sold it to the margrave of Bade in 1402 or 1404. The margrave later introduced religious reform, which did not gain much of a hold. In 1497 the margrave sold Beinheim to the Count Palatine. In 1557 the count sold it back to the margrave, who maintained possession until the French Revolution. The castle was demolished in 1687. ^[1]

ACKERMANs in Louisiana ^[2]

The registers of Beinheim do not begin until 1679; however, the name, Ackerman, was found as early as 1680. In that year, the burial of Maria, wife of Michaelis Ackerman, citizen of Meinheim, was recorded on January 14, 1680.^[3] During the following year, on December 17, 1681, Michael Ackermann was buried at Beinheim.^[3]

The registers also contain the marriages of several Ackermanns. On April 19, 1680, widower Michael Ackerman married Maria Abwenden, of Beinheim. ^[3] Five years later, Mathias Ackermann, son of Michaelis Ackermann, citizen of Beinheim, married Barbara Deuselhaus(in), or Roschwoeg. Roeschwoog is the correct spelling according to Robichaux. Another child of Michael Ackermann, Catharina Ackermann, married on March 20, 1688 to Michael Weber of Leutenheim. ^[3]

Of the above couples, Michael Ackerman ^[4]and Maria Abwenden are of interest to Louisiana researchers. The children of Michael Ackerman and Maria Abwenden included:

1. Maria Magdalen Acker was baptized on July 17, 1686. ^[3][5] The godparents were Hans Klee and Anna Ursula Scmidhaus, daughter of deceased (first name omitted ) Shmidhaus. Marie Magdeleine Ackermann married in Louisiana on February 2, 1728 ^[6] to Jean Wechers, son of Jean Michel Wecher and Magdeleine Buhler.
2. Anna Maria Ackermann was baptized September 8, 1689. ^[3] The godparents were Joannes Klee and Anna Maria Beker(in).
3. Joannes Michael Acker was baptized on July 30, 1694.^[3] The godparents were Joannes Klee and Anna Maria Mayerin. Joannes Michael Acker married January 21, 1715^[3] to Anna Maria Munischir(in), daughter of Andrea Munischer and Christina Heldebrand(in), of Batzendorff near Hagenau.
4. Anna Barbara Ackermann was baptized on May 30, 1697. ^[3] The godparents were Henrich Klee and Anna Ursula Stuper(in).

Anna Barbara Ackermann married on July 23, 1720, Phalsbourg, Moselle, France. ^[7] to Joseph Waguespach, son of Jean Waguespach and deceased Margueritte, native of Augenem, near Fort Louis, diocese of Strasbourg.

On March 2, 1699, Maria Abwender, the wife of Michaelis Acker, was buried at Beinheim. ^[7]

In the summer of 1720, Anna Barbara Ackerman left Beinheim for Phalsbourg as part of a group of recruits for Louisiana whom Mr. Dourner, Commissioner, conducted. Before her departure for Louisiana, she married Joseph Waguespack. Although the ship of departure has not been found; Robichaux states that it is certain that Joseph Waguespack and Anna Barbara Ackermann were the progenitors of the Waguespack family in Louisiana.

Sources

1. ↑ Beinheim
2. ↑ German Coast Families, European Origins and Settlement in Colonial Louisiana; Albert J. Robichaux, Jr.Hebert Publications 1997; pp. 81-84
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Robichaud cites: Beinheim, Bas-Rhin, France (Catholic Church, FHL Microfilm No. 0733808, pp. 57-58, 79, 86.
4. ↑ footnote#279 in Robichaud book: "The occupation of Michaelis Ackermann was cow herder. This fact was mentioned in the text of the marriage at Beinheim on January 12, 1711 of Nicolaus Naas to Anna Catharina Ackermann, daughter of Mathai Ackermann, of Roeschwoog. Michaelis Ackerman was a witness to this marriage."
5. ↑ Footnote #p. 6.

   Text: "For some unknown reason, the name was written as ACKER; however, it is certain that this is a child of Michael Ackerman and Maria Abwenden."

6. ↑ footnote in Robichaud book: Msgr. Earl C. Woods and Dr. Charles E. Nolan. Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Vol. 1, 1718-1750, p. 1. The original was recorded in the registers of the parish church of St. Louis in New Orleans, Marriage Book 1, p. 145. The text of the marriage states that Marie Magdeleine Ackermann was the widow by her third marriage to Jean Francois Haudcare, who died in New Orleans. The names of her previous two husbands are unknown.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} footnote in Robichaud book: Catholic Church, FHL Microfilm No. 1331670, p. 93).