The Engel Family of Dackenheim in the 19th Century

After the 1790s there are no specifically Protestant records for Dackenheim. For 1816-1838, there are records indicating that at least some Protestant Dackenheimers sought out christening, marriage and burial services in Freinsheim. Even in and after 1839, when records that don't specify religion appear for Dackenheim, there's a lot of duplication between Dackenheim and Freinsheim in christening and marriage records.

Meanwhile, Catholic records for Dackenheim resumed in July 180 after a much briefer records gap.

In trying to make connections between 18th and 19th century Engels in Freinsheim, I found it necessary first to sort out the Dackenheimer Engels from the Freinsheimer Engels. Keep in mind that Dackenheim was a much smaller place than Freinsheim. Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-lexikon des deutschen Reichs (1871-1918) lists Dackenheim as having a population of 301, Freinsheim as having a population of 2,586. The current figures as of 31 Dec 2016 are 455 for Dackenheim and 5,072 for Freinsheim. A Freinsheimer would rarely need to go to Dackenheim for services they couldn't get in Freinsheim. Thus whenever a family has a connections on record with both, I've assumed that they're more closely associated with Dackenheim.

Bürgermeisters and Adjuncts of Dackenheim

Before we look at the list of Engels I found, it might be useful to look at the list of Bürgermeisters (mayors) and Adjuncts for Dackenheim in the early 19th century. In this table, IR stands for Intelligenzblatt des Rheinkreises. KBAIP stands for Königlich bayerisches Amts- und Intelligenzblatt für die Pfalz. KBKAP stands for Königlich-bayerisches Kreis-Amtsblatt der Pfalz.

Georg Spielmann, chosen as Bürgermeister in 1819, was probably the father of Anna Maria Spielmann, who married Johannes Engel.

Jakob Kröther, Adjunct from 1825 through 1834, was probably the Jakob Kröther who married Magdalena Engel, listed below.

Heinrich Engel, Bürgermeister from 1830 until 1836-1838, was probably the Heinrich Engel who married Catharina Stephan. I know he was still active as Bürgermeister on 16 May 1836 because he signed off on a legal notice published in the Königlich bayerisches Amts- und Intelligenzblatt für die Pfalz. However, it appears that he and Christian II Schowalter ended their terms early, possibly due to the reorganization of administrative units ("Gebietsreform") undertaken by King Ludwig in 1837.

Georg II Schranck, chosen as Adjunct in 1838 and again in 1843, was probably the Georg II Schranck who married of Catharina Elisabetha Engel, listed below.

1848 was, to put it mildly, a year of unrest. Of the 19 municipalities in Kanton Dürkheim that had Bürgermeisters chosen in 1843, only 12 had Bürgermeisters chosen in 1848. Three were chosen 21 Jun 1848 and five were chosen 23 Jun 1848, but four weren't chosen until 30 Sep 1848. Dackenheim was one of the seven missing.

Johannes II Mäurer, chosen as Adjunct in 1858, 1863, 1868 and 1874, was probably the Johannes II Mäurer who married Catharina Engel, listed below.

The Engels of Dackenheim seem to have been involved with local government and with other families also thus involved in a way that the Engels of Freinsheim - or really, anyone else I'm related to in Freinsheim! - weren't.

The Engels of Dackenheim in the 19th Century: the List

• Johannes I Engel and Maria Sidonia Claus. My best guess is that she was born in 1772 and he, in 1773. I can't find records of any children. She was buried 23 Jan 1824 in Freinsheim, he was buried in Dackenheim 16 Jan 1846;
• Catharina Magdalena Engel and Friedrich Haab - I don't have a marriage record for this couple, but they had a son named Jacob who was christened in Freinsheim 27 Jun 1819; a son named Johann Georg who died and was buried in Freinsheim 05 Oct 1826 and possibly a son named Johann Martin who was christened in Grünstadt 28 Jul 1812. Johann Martin's christening record doesn't include his mother's name. Catharina Magdalena died and was buried in Dackenheim 17 Sep 1839. In legal notices published 14 Sep 1824 and 19 May 1831, Friedrich Haab is described as being a farmer formerly from Battenberg (in Kanton Grünstadt), at present in Dackenheim. This leads me to suspect that he's the Johann Friedrich Haab, son of Maria Catharina and Johann George Haab, who was christened as a Lutheran in Battenberg 02 Mar 1777. I have two possibilities for Catharina Magdalena: the daughter of Catharina Margaretha Wagner and Johann Martin Engel christened 15 Jul 1776 and the daughter of Maria Catharina Muschel and Christian Hartmann Engel christened 01 Jun 1780.
• Maria Anna Engel and Conrad Messer married 15 Dec 1812 (Catholic ceremony). They had three children baptized in Dackenheim: Franz Joseph on 24 Oct 1813, Elisabetha on 13 Nov 1814 and Anna Maria on 05 Jan 1816. All three baptismal records give the mother's name as Maria Anna;
• Christina Schwind and Jakob Engel. Children born from before 1816 to 1820;
• Magdalena Engel and Jacob Kröther. Both were buried in Dackenheim, she in 13 Feb 1858 and he in 06 Feb 1861. Jacob was probably the Jacob Kröther who served as Adjunct to the Bürgermeister from 1825 through 1834. Magdalena and Jacob had three children christened in Freinsheim as Protestants: Dorothea on 05 Oct 1817, Heinrich on 29 Jul 1820 and Magdalena on 08 Jan 1821. Dorothea married Johannes Mayer, son of Anna Maria Herrmann and Heinrich Mayer, in a Catholic ceremony in Meckenheim 25 Nov 1841;
• Elisabetha Barbara Mäurer and Martin Engel. Children 1820-1826;
• Catharina Stephan and Heinrich Engel. Children 1823-1839. Two of their sons married two of the daughters of Catharina Elisabetha Engel and Johann Georg II Schranck, below;
• Magdalena Engel and Thomas Siegmayer married 25 Apr 1830, Freinsheim. Thomas was a blacksmith. Magdalena was the sister of the Philipp Engel who married Magdalena Schäfer, below. Magdalena and Thomas had eight children. Four were born in Herxheim am Berg 1831-1836, but two of these children died young. The other four children were born in Dackenheim 1838-1848, but again two of these children died young. The family's move to Dackenheim may have been made possible by the sale of an inherited property in 1836.;
• Catharina Elisabetha Engel and Johann Georg Brehm married 21 Aug 1831, Herxheim. Catharina Elisabetha was the daughter of Martin Engel, but there was more than one Martin Engel in Dackenheim. Catharina Elisabetha and Johann Georg had two children, both christened in Freinsheim: Heinrich was born 12 Nov 1832 and christened 18 Nov 1832, Anna Margaretha was christened 25 Sep 1835. Both children married in Dackenheim. Heinrich married Susanna Catharina Aul, daughter of Barbara Schwarztruber and Christoph Daniel Aul, 22 Dec Dec 1857. Anna Margaretha married Johannes Mäurer, son of Magdalena Gabel and Heinrich Mäurer, 18 Jul 1861. Catharina Elisabetha died and was buried in Dackenheim 10 Feb 1862;
• Catharina Engel and Johannes II Mäurer married 28 Aug 1831, Freinsheim. Johannes was probably the Johannes II Mäurer who was chosen as Adjunct in 1858, 1863, 1868 and 1874. Catharina and Johannes had 11 children born 1833-1854, of whom two died young. The three children for whom I have marriage records all married in Dackenheim. Two of them, Charlotta Christina born 1835 and Anna Elisabetha born 1836, married on the same day, 31 May 1859. Charlotta Christina married Jacob Kullmer, the son of Christina Margaretha Brehm and Jacob Kullmer (and thus the brother of Barbara Kullmer who married Jacob Engel, below). Anna Elisabetha married Jacob Guttermann, son of Barbara Christina Sippel and Sebastian Guttermann. A third daughter, Katharina, married 07 Sep 1865. Her husband was Philipp Ittel, son of Susanna Elisabetha Sippel and Philipp Friedrich Ittel;
• Catharina Elisabetha Engel and Johann Georg II Schranck married 26 Dec 1831, Freinsheim. Georg was probably the Georg II Schranck who was chosen as Adjunct in 1838 and again in 1843. Catharina Elisabetha and Johann Georg had six children born 1832-1845, one of whom died young. Two of their daughters married two of the sons of Catharina Stephan and Heinrich Engel, above;
• Anna Maria Spielmann and Johannes Engel married 06 Jun 1832 (Catholic ceremony). Protestant ceremony 05 Jun 1832, Freinsheim;
• Christina Engel and Johann Friedrich Degen married 05 Jun 1836, Freinsheim. They had eight children born 1838-1855, two of whom died young. Their daughter Philippina married in Dackenheim 06 Feb 1867, her groom being Balthasar Hähs or Haaß, son of Sophia Elisabetha Kirsch and Daniel Hähs or Haaß;
• Magdalena Schäfer and Philipp Engel married 10 Jul 1836, Freinsheim. Philipp was the brother of the Magdalena Engel who married Thomas Siegmayer, above;
• Elisabetha Engel and Georg Heinrich Schiffer married 16 Jul 1844;
• Martin Engel and Anna Maria Sülzer married 17 Apr 1745;
• Barbara Kullmer and Jacob Engel married 30 Dec 1845;
• Maria Anna Engel and Philipp Gammay married 15 Feb 1852 (Catholic ceremony). Second Catholic ceremony 19 Feb 1852, Grünstadt;
• Catharina Engel and Friedrich Bohnenstiel married 13 Jul 1852;
• Catharina Margaretha Schranck and Johannes Engel married 04 Nov 1852;
• Anna Margaretha Fries and Martin Engel married 31 May 1855;
• Christina Schranck and Heinrich Engel married 19 Jul 1855;
• Magdalena Engel and Adam Wendel married 03 May 1866.
• Christina Barbara Sippel and Johannes Engel. Children born 1859-1873.