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Johann Merz¹

Facts and Notes

• Anecdote: See Person Note¹
• Occupation: Pommer, Forchheim, Bayern, GermanyBGO; Farmer¹
• Religious Affiliation: Evangelical-Lutheran¹
• Birth: About 1751¹
• Marriage: 23 July 1776; Margaretha OßMANN; GermanyBG; Possibly a place called Rüsselbach¹

• Note: Johann was the youngest son in his family. He held the position of Deputy State Alms Official (Landalmosenamtlicher Untertan) for State Charity office (Landalmosenamt) in Nürnberg. (An alms official was responsible for distributing alms to the poor. They were usually connected with a religious house or other institution, but could also have held that position with some governments, in this case Nürnberg); see https://www.britannica.com/topic/almoner).

• Related Pages: Ancestors of Marianne Bauer

Citations

1. [S791] Church Records, Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in Bayern, Nürnberg (Regional Church Archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Nuremberg), Pfarrarchiv (Parish Archive) Walkersbrunn, Kirchenbuch (Church Book), Volume 8, Trauungen (Weddings) 1746-1851, p. 64, no. 4 proclamation; and Kirchenbuch (Church Book)Kirchrüsselbach, Volume 3, Trauungen (Weddings) 1770-1830, p. 12, no. 6. Record for Johann Merz and Margaretha Oßmann.