Clemens Hirtzel (1659 - 1707)

Born 20 Feb 1659 in Reihen, Sinsheim, Baden, Deutschland

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Died 25 Mar 1707 at age 48 in Reihen, Germany

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Biography

Clemens was born 20 Feb 1659 in Reihen, Kreis Sinsheim, Baden, The Palatinate, and died 25 Mar 1707 in Reihen, Duchy of Baden, The Palatinate. ^[1] Clemens' godfather was the Rev. Clemens Hirzel, Pastor of the Reihen Evangelishe (Reformed) Kirche. The pastor emigrated from Winterthur, north of Pfäffikon, and indeed may have headed the emigration from that area of Switzerland to Reihen. He started his pastorate 23 Aug 1651.

The connection between these two Hirzel communities in Zürich canton is unknown. However, they were surely related, since this Clemens' father Heinrich followed the pastor to Reihen within a couple of years, and the latter stood as godfather to Clemens. Both families changed the spelling of their name to Hirtzel after they immigrated to The Palatinate, possibly to ensure the continued sounding of the "tz" implicit in the "z" of the Swiss dialect.

Clemens and Anna Sinter married 23 Nov 1680 in Reihen, Baden, The Palatinate^[2]. The ten children of Clemens and Anna (Sinter) Hirtzel are:

• Hans Heinrich,
• Hans Georg, b. 30 May 1686 ^[3]
• Maria Esther, christ. 9 May 1688; m. 13 Jan 1711 to Hans Leonard Dörr; d. 20 Oct 1714
• Christoph "Stoffel", christ. Nov 1690 in Reihen; m. 2 Feb 1717 in Reihen to Maria Magdalena Düringer; d. 6 Dec 1734 in Reihen
• Hans Jonas, christ. 1 Jul 1694 in Reihen; d. 1 Dec 1714 in Reihen^[4]
• Anna Christina, christ. Feb 1697 in Reihen; d. 19 Oct 1714 in Reihen
• Johann Jacob (twin), christ. 27 Dec 1699 in Reihen; d. 1 May 1708 in Reihen
• Maria Margretha (twin), christ. 27 Dec 1699 in Reihen; d. 28 Aug 1702 in Reihen
• Anna Margretha, christ. 24 Sep 1702 in Reihen; m. 1724 to Johannes Leipp; emigrated 1727
• Hans Ulrich, b 21 Aug 1705 in Reihen, christ. 1720 in Reihen; d 11 Feb 1771 in Upper Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, and was buried in Old Goshenhoppen.

Three of the sons of Clemens and Anna -- Hans Heinrich, Hans Georg, and Hans Ulrich -- emigrated to America, as did at least one grandson, Hans Melchoir, son of Stauffel.

Birth 20 Feb 1659 in Reihen. Clemens was the son of Hans Heinrich Hirtzel and Maria Steiner.^[5]

Death 25 Mar 1707 in Reihen. Clemens Hirtzel passed away at the age of 47 years.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Marriage of Clemens to Ann Sinter, 1680. Accessed by Dawn Dunn 1/8/24. Baden and Hesse Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1502-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. baptism Clemens Hirtzel parents Hanß Heinrich Hirtzel and Maria Hirtzel. Accessed by Dawn Dunn 1/8/24
2. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Marriage of Clemens to Ann Sinter, 1680. Accessed by Dawn Dunn 1/8/24.
3. ↑ Baden and Hesse Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1502-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. birth Hans Georg Hirtzel, parents names. Accessed by Dawn Dunn 1/8/24.
4. ↑ Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Son Jonas Hirtzel. Accessed by Dawn Dunn 1/8/24.
5. ↑ Church book Reihen, Baden: Landeskirchliches Archiv Karlsruhe > Reihen > Mischbuch 1650,1651,1652 - 1790,1789,1790 Archion
6. ↑ Church book Reihen, Baden: Landeskirchliches Archiv Karlsruhe > Reihen > Mischbuch 1650,1651,1652 - 1790,1789,1790 Archion

• Baden and Hesse Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1502-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. birth Hans Georg Hirtzel, parents names. Accessed by Dawn Dunn 1/8/24.
• Baden and Hesse Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1502-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. baptism Clemens Hirtzel parents Hanß Heinrich Hirtzel and Maria Hirtzel. Accessed by Dawn Dunn 1/8/24.
• "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP6C-Q29B : 25 March 2020), Clemens Hirtzel, 20 Feb 1659; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Reihen, Sinsheim, Baden, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
• "The Hirtzel Family"
• Ancestry.com. Baden, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1502-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
• "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP6C-W917 : 25 March 2020), Clemens Hirtzel in entry for Hans Georg Hirtzel, 30 May 1686; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Reihen, Sinsheim, Baden, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
• "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP6C-43X2 : 25 March 2020), Clemens Hertzel in entry for Maria Margreta Hertzel, 27 Dec 1699; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Reihen, Sinsheim, Baden, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
• "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP6C-W9FW : 18 March 2020), Clemens Hertzels in entry for Maria Margreta Hertzels, 28 Aug 1702; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Death, Reihen, Sinsheim, Baden, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
• Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Son Jonas Hirtzel. Accessed by Dawn Dunn 1/8/24.
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Marriage of Clemens to Ann Sinter, 1680. Accessed by Dawn Dunn 1/8/24.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Hertzel-2 created on May 29, 2011 by Larry Hayer.