The River Running
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Anna Margaretha Fries and Martin Engel
Anna Margaretha Fries and Martin Engel married in Dackenheim 31 May 1855. He was the son of Catharina Stephan and Heinrich Engel born 25 Dec 1830 and christened in Freinsheim 02 Jan 1831. She was the daughter of Anna Margaretha Stüber and Johann Valentin II Fries. I couldn't find a birth record for her. Her parents might have been the Valentinus Fries and Margaretha Stueber who were married in a Catholic ceremony in Bossweiler (9 km NNW of Dackenheim) 20 Aug 1827, but this couple had six sons baptized as Catholics in Bossweiler 1834-1845. There was no apparent gap in Catholic baptismal records in Bossweiler prior to 1834, so why the seven-year gap?
Anna Margaretha and Martin had three children, all christened both in Dackenheim and in Freinsheim:
In Heinrich's and Johannes' Dackenheim christening records, Martin is referred to as "Martin II Engel."
I have no further information on this family.