Michael Weber
Family reference: 6
| Born | April 16601 | | Dauendorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France |
| Married | | Eve Gass | |
| Died | 17 Sept 17111 | | Dauendorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France |
Parents:
Children:
- Jean Jacob Weber; 1686-1754
- Catharina Weber; -1704
Michael and Eve
The Final Years for Michael Weber
Backdrop
The parents of Michael Weber had experienced major upheavals in Alsace with the conquest by the Kingdom of France, as a side conflict within the
Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). The warfare caused massive numbers of the countryside population to die or to flee. This resulted in an influx of immigrants arriving from Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Lorraine, Savoy and other areas after 1648, up to the mid-18th century. Strasbourg became a main centre of the early Anabaptist movement, due to Swiss
Anabaptist refugees between 1671 and 1711.
France occupied Strasbourg in an unprovoked action in 1681. Alsace remained largely German in culture, education and government for another 60 years, until the
French Revolution in 1789.
Footnotes
- Note 1: Per email from Richard Baechler to Jim Benedict on 16 Dec 2011.
The Children
- WEBER Catharina; died on 5 Oct 1704 in Dauendorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France.
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JimBenedict - 24 Dec 2011
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