Johann Jacob Hoffmann (1755)

Born 14 May 1755 in Altenglan, Kusel, Bavaria, Germany

Husband of Margaretha (Becker) Hoffmann — married 27 Jan 1803 in Altenglan, Kusel, Saare

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Biography

Johann Jacob Hoffmann was born circa May 1755, most likely in or near Altenglan, Kusel, Bavaria. He is found in records as Jacques or Jacob Hoffmann.^[1] Johann "Jacob" Hoffmann was the son of Johann "Adam" Hoffmann.

The French Revolution occurred not too far away, and Altenglan, Kusel fell under the occupation of Napoleonic France from 1797 to 1814.^[2] Bavarian farmer Jakob Hoffmann would have been under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte during this time period. It was so different that they even changed the calendars.

In the midst of this turmoil, Jacob Hoffmann was married to Margarethe Becker in 1803.^[3] Their marriage was recorded in a civil register in French, "Jean Jacques Hoffmann." However, he clearly signed his name "Jakob Hoffmann" on the record. The couple were parents of the following known children:

Catharina Sara Hoffmann^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRF-1VTD : 23 March 2023), Joh. Adam Hofmann in entry for Johann Jacob Hofmann, 19 May 1755; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Altenglan, Pfalz, Bayern, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarre_(department)
3. ↑ "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4BY-PZK : 13 July 2021), Margarethe Becker in entry for Jean Jacques Hoffmann, 1803.
4. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NDCZ-G9T : 25 March 2020), Jacques Hoffmann and Anne Marguerithe Becker in entry for Catherine Sare Hoffmann, 1805.
5. ↑ "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NZD1-HNP : 24 October 2021), Jacob Hoffmann and Margretha Becker in entry for Johann Adam Cappel and Catharina Sara Hoffmann, 1824.