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Johann Mathias Bleisteiner (abt. 1729 - 1798)

Johann Mathias (Mathias) "John Matthew" Bleisteiner aka Blysteiner
Born about in Ansbach, Heiliges Römisches Reichmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 25 Dec 1753 in St Paul's Anglican, Halifax, Nova Scotiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 69 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotiamap
Profile last modified | Created 24 Sep 2015
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Biography

Johann Mathias Bleisteiner born about 1729 in Ansbach was married to Anna Margaretta Kaulbach daughter of Johannes Diedrich and Anna Christina Kaulbach on Dec 25 1753 in Lunenburg. They had the following children;[1]

  • Judith Rosina (1754-1843)
  • John Veit (1755-1789)
  • Maria Barbara (1756-)
  • Johann Conrad (~1757-)
  • Johann Eberhard (1758-)
  • George Andrew (~1760-)
  • Frederica Margareta (1761-)

Matthias was born about 1729.

Arrived on Sally in 1752, age 23. Came alone. Enlisted in the army upon arrival to Halifax.

Married 25 Dec 1753 Ann Margaretta Kolbekin (Kaulbach)

Return of Divs: Jul 1754: Zouberbuhler's Division - Lot E4 with a house (notation: soldier)

Livestock Distribution 1754: Lot 113 - 6 sheep, 1 sow, 1 goat (shared with another man, George ____)

30 Acre Farm Lots 1753-1754: Centre A5

Bell recorded the following baptisms:

  • 13 Mar 1754 - Judith Rosina
  • 12 Mar 1755 - John Frederick
  • 25 Mar 1756 - Maria Barbara
  • 10 Oct 1757 - John Conrad
  • 27 Feb 1758 - John Eberhard
  • 6 Dec 1760 - George Andrew
  • 1 Jan 1762 - Frederica Margareta

Registry of Town Lots 1760: Zouberbuhler's Division C14 (with Michael Clausner, 1/2 each)

Registry of 30 Acre Lots 1760-1762:

  • Lahave River A19 + A20
  • North West Range A1 (with P. Clattenburger)
  • North West Range A4 (with Jacob Sperry)
  • Smith Division B24 (with Rudolph Smith)

300 Acre Lots 3 Oct 1763: Second Division E3

Lutheran church

  • one of the lots for the Lutheran church building (Zouberbuhler's Division F7) was purchased from Matthias Bleisteiner
  • he contributed labour, money, and other things towards the building of the church
  • 1773 - he travelled to New York to fetch Rev. Mr. Schultze's family
  • 1775 - he signed membership roll

Halifax Assessment Roll 1775-1776: assessed for real estate in the town

Lunenburg Township grants 30 Jun 1784: 480 acres

Sources

  1. Blysteiner family geneaology, Dr. Kenneth Paulsen https://genealogy-paulsen.org/genealogy/Nova_Scotia/Bleysteiner_Register/rr01/rr01_066.html#P11512




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Bleisteiner-18 and Bleisteiner-2 appear to represent the same person because: obvious duplicate
posted by Keenan Sutherland

B  >  Bleisteiner  >  Johann Mathias Bleisteiner

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