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Barbara and Johannes Fuhrmann were presumably married in or before the birth of the first of their seven children in 1748.
Barbara's referred to as Barbara in five of the christening records, as Anna Barbara in one and as Maria Barbara in another one.
Johannes is probably the son of Maria Elisabetha and Davidt Fuhrmann christened in Freinsheim
18 Jun 1719.
As mentioned, Barbara and Johannes had seven children christened in Freinsheim:
- Jacob born 10 May 1748, christened 12 May 1748;
- Maria Margaretha born 06 Sep 1750, christened 08 Sep 1750. Her christening record names her mother as Maria Barbara;
- Sophia born 27 Apr 1753, christened 29 Apr 1753. Probably the Maria Sophia Fuhrmann who married Johann Michael Schaeffer, son
of Johannes Schaeffer, in Freinsheim 18 Oct 1774. The couple had two daughters born 1775 and 1778. Michael Schaeffer's wife
Sophia died and was buried in Freinsheim 18 Mar 1839;
- Barbara born 05 Sep 1755, christened 06 Sep 1755;
- Anna Elisabetha born 15 Jan 1758, christened 18 Jan 1758. Probably the Elisabetha Fuhrmann who married Johann Nicolaus Jacob
in Freinsheim 15 Oct 1785. The couple had at least five children born 1786-1794;
- Elias born 09 Dec 1760, christened 10 Dec 1760.
Married Susanna Elisabetha Korn in Iggelheim 27 Sep 1784; and
- Susanna Catharina born 04 Feb 1767, christened 05 Feb 1767.
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