Anna Catharina (Gilg) Dietsch (abt. 1668 - abt. 1726)

Born about 27 Mar 1668 in Ottenheim, Lahr, Baden, Deutschland

Ancestors

Wife of Johannes Dietsch — married 25 Apr 1686 in Dornstetten, Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Descendants

Died about 5 Aug 1726 at about age 58 in Tumlingen, Freudenstadt, Württemberg, Deutschland

Biography

Anna Catharina was born on 27 March and baptized on 2 April 1668 in Ottenheim near Lahr, Margraviate of Baden-Baden.^[1] She was the daughter of Matthäus Gilg, who at the time of Anna Catharina's birth was the Lutheran pastor at the parish of Ottenheim. In the turmoil of the Dutch War (1674-1697), Anna Catharina's father fled with his family to Illkirch near Straßburg, where he worked as "Schulmeister" (i.e. teacher), "Gerichtsschreiber" (i.e. clerk of the court) and "Sakristan" (i.e. sacristan).^[2]

Anna Catharina married Johannes Dietsch from Dornstetten near Freudenstadt, Duchy of Württemberg, on 25 April 1686 in Dornstetten.^[3]

Marriage record of Johannes Dietsch and Anna Catharina Gilg

The first two of the children mentioned below were baptized in Dornstetten. The other children were born in Tumlingen near Pfalzgrafenweiler, Duchy of Württemberg, where Anna Catharina's husband worked for 31 years as a "Schulmeister", i.e. as a local teacher.
Their children were:

1. Samuel, bapt. 30 January 1687 in Dornstetten, married Anna Haitzmann from Tumlingen 21 February 1708 in Tumlingen, died 1 March 1748 in Tumlingen.
2. Johann Jacob, bapt. 4 July 1689 in Dornstetten, married Catharina Hof from Haiterbach near Pfalzgrafenweiler 23 October 1714 in Haiterbach, died 10 November 1736 in Haiterbach.
3. Christianus, bapt. 20 November 1691 in Tumlingen, married Rosina Seeger from Dornstetten in Haslach near Herrenberg, Duchy of Württemberg.
4. Salome, bapt. 8 December 1693 and died 11 February 1694 in Tumlingen.
5. Elisabetha Catharina, bapt. 18 February 1695 in Tumlingen, married Johannes Hartzer from the neighboring village Hörschweiler 9 May 1719, died 14 September 1762 in Hörschweiler.
6. Johann Georg, bapt. 14 December 1696 in Tumlingen, married Christina Weißer from Schopfloch near Freudenstadt 24 November 1721 in Tumlingen.
7. Christina, bapt. 6 February 1699 and died 19 November 1699 in Tumlingen.
8. Maria Barbara, bapt. 21 August 1700 in Tumlingen, married Hans Veit Gäbelen from Pfalzgrafenweiler 18 November 1721.
9. Matthias, bapt. 12 February 1703 and died 14 April 1704 in Tumlingen.
10. Sara, bapt. 10 February 1705 and died 23 March 1706 in Tumlingen.
11. Agnes, bapt. 12 January 1707 in Tumlingen, married (i) Matthias Brechtle 11 November 1727 in Tumlingen (ii) Jacob Leux from Durrweiler near Pfalzgrafenweiler 11 November 1732, died 20 May 1782 in Tumlingen.
12. Johannes, born 6 February 1710 in Tumlingen, died 9 June 1727.
13. Salome, born 6 October 1712 and died 31 December 1713 in Tumlingen.

Anna Catharina was buried in Tumlingen on 5 August 1726 at the age of 58.^[4]

Sources

Footnotes

1. ↑ Kirchenbuch der evangelischen Kirchengemeinde Ottenheim, Kirchenbezirk Ortenau Archion Link Landeskirchliches Archiv Karlsruhe > Ottenheim > Mischbuch 1642,1646,1659 - 1719,1711,Febr. 1720, picture #16
2. ↑ Matthäus Gilg's short vita under No. 2512 of the pastor directory at "Württembergische Kirchengeschichte online"
3. ↑ Marriage register entry no. 1 / 1686 in: Kirchenbuch der evangelischen Kirchengemeinde Dornstetten, Dekanat Freudenstadt, Band 1 (Mischbuch. Taufregister 1606-1714; Eheregister 1610-1716; Totenregister 1611-1714), page 40 Ancestry Sharing Link
4. ↑ Burial register entry no. 14 / 1726 in: Kirchenbuch der evangelischen Kirchengemeinde Tumlingen, Dekanat Freudenstadt, Band 2 (Mischbuch. Tauf-, Ehe- und Totenregister 1701-1763), page 121 Ancestry Sharing Link

Bibliography

• Family # 329 in: Alfred Klumpp/Horst Bruns, Ortssippenbuch Tumlingen der Pfarrgemeinden Cresbach mit seinen Teilorten Ober- und Unterwaldach und Vesperweiler auch Mönchhof genannt Hörschweiler Tumlingen und Lützenhardter Mühle und zeitweise auch der Vörbacher Mühle 1630 - 1875. Herausgegeben von der Zentralstelle für Personen- und Familiengeschichte Reihe A - Nr. 230. Zugleich Band 23 der württembergischen Ortssippenbücher. Horb am Neckar - Obertalheim, 1999