Maria Elisabetha Seltzer and Andraeas Engel

Andraeas Engel was born 28 May 1731 and christened in Freinsheim 03 Jun 1731, the son of Elisabetha and Johann Philip Engel. On 24 Jul 1753 he married Maria Elisabetha Seltzer, the daughter of Johann Jacob Seltzer.

Andraeas and Maria Elisabetha had seven children, at least one of whom died young:

• Elisabetha born 13 Jun 1754, christened 16 Jun 1754;
• Charlotta born 31 Aug 1755, christened 03 Sep 1755. Married Johannes Hoetsch in Freinsheim 18 May 1790;
• Johann Henrich born 07 Jun 1757, christened the same day. Deceased by January 1765;
• Catherina Elisabetha born 14 Apr 1759, christened 16 Apr 1759;
• Maria Jacobea born 11 Jun 1761, christened 14 Jun 1761;
• Johann Henrich born 07 Jan 1765, christened 09 Jan 1765; and
• Maria Elisabetha born 21 Jan 1769.

I couldn't find further records on Charlotta Engel Hoetsch or any other family members.

Note: Most of the information I have on the Werner, Engel and Sohn families in Freinsheim from the late 17th to the mid 19th centuries came to me in 2004 courtesy of Siegfried Barth, archivist with the Verbandsgemeinde Freinsheim (Freinsheim Community Association). Where possible I've supplemented it with church records available at FamilySearch.org. Many thanks to Herr Barth and also to my late granduncle Robert Werner, who made the first contact and then recruited my help because he and Herr Barth had no languages in common.