Johannes Kimmich was born on 6 June 1717 in Altdorf, Nürtingen, Württemberg, Germany, and was baptized the following day. His parents were J. Caspar Kimmich and his wife, Anna Maria. [1]
He married Anna Maria Kühner in Altdorf on 29 October 1743.[2] Their son Jacob was born in Altdorf on 5 December 1748 and baptized on 10 December.[3][4]
The family emigrated to America in 1754 or 1755.[5] They apparently settled in the vicinity of Albany, New York.
Sources
↑ Fiske, pages 105-106. This baptism record was not found on FamilySearch on 24 January 2016. Four baptism records were located for four other children of these parents; all four were baptized in Neckartailfingen, Württemberg, the village adjacent to Altdorf. Another child had a death record but no birth record.
↑ "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4VL-HH9 : accessed 24 January 2016), Johannes Kemich and Anna Maria Kuhner, 29 Oct 1743; citing Altdorff; FHL microfilm 1,056,578.
↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N56N-BHW : accessed 24 January 2016), Jacob Kimmich, 10 Dec 1748; son of Johannes Kimmich and Anna Maria; Birth Date 05 Dec 1748; Christening Place: Altdorf (OA Nurtingen), Wurttemberg, Germany. Citing ; FHL microfilm 1,056,580.
↑ Fiske, page 106; this source states the birth date as 9 December.
Fiske, Jane Fletcher. "Jane Kimmey Soop Who Never Knew Her Own Name," The American Genealogist, Volume 49 Number 2 (April 1973), page 102 ff.
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