This photograph of the Church of St. Michel in Soufflenheim is from the village website at www.ot-soufflenheim.fr.
This photograph of the Church of St. Michel in Soufflenheim
is from the village website at www.ot-soufflenheim.fr.
Robert Wideen has been researching legal records of Soufflenheim, dating mostly from the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Visit Robert's website at http://www.soufflenheimgenealogy.com for more information.
Here are some of the records from Robert regarding people who are related to my family, or who might be:
Inventory of all property left at time of death by the deceased respected Jean Grenier, former burgher of Soufflenheim, who died about 6 weeks ago, established on request of:
1) ANNA MARIA VÖGELIN, his widow assisted by ANDRES VÖGELIN
burgher and member of the justice of this place her brother.
2) JACOB GRENIER burgher here,
3) BARBARA GRENIER, married to the deceased HANS MICHEL MEŸ burgher
of this place, so his widow.
So the widow and two children of the deceased. They first all took their oath in presence of Johann Jacob Schäffer, burgher and mayor, Michel Köhlhoffner, member of the justice of this place and myself Johann Paul Wolff, royal notary of Haguenau.
Inventory of the property left at time of death by the deceased EVA VËGELIN, wife of the right honorable HANS GEORG HALM, burgher in Soufflenheim, she died about a year ago, description made on request of :
1) HANS GEORG HALM the widower,
2) HANS GEORG HALM 9 years old,
3) JOSEPH HALM 8 years old,
4) ANTONI HALM 6 years old,
5) CATHARINA HALM 3 years old,
6) MICHEL HALM about one year old; in their name compares Heinrich Schwartz
their elected guardian.
So a widower and five children. In presence of Philips Kieffer mayor, Jacob Stickerreysser and Andres Vögelin, burghers, justice counselors. The oath was taken in presence of those and myself, royal notary, Hans Paul Wolff in Haguenau.
Inventory and description of property that has been left at time of death by HANS IRR and CATHARINA VOEGELE his wife, both deceased, which property has been faithfully described on request of : First : HANS aged 24 years ; Secondly : ANNA MARIA aged 18 years In third place : JACOB aged 15 years ; the elected guardian is Andres Vöegele.
The oath was taken by children and guardian. In presence of witnesses : Johann Jacob Schäffter, mayor, Adam Köhlhofner and Jacob Stickelreysser, burghers here. Written by Johann Paul Wolff, royal notary of Haguenau, in Soufflenheim the 5th August 1733
Inheritance of deceased MARIE ANNE KIEFFER wife of Jean WILD ; preparatory document before the auction in Bischwiller the 5th April as consequence of the judgment passed by the Court of Strasbourg the 27th April authorizing the auction sale of the house in presence of :
MARIE ANNE WILD, wife of ANTOINE MÜLLER, farmer in Soufflenheim
MADELEINE WILD, wife of JOSEPH ADAM, farmer in Soufflenheim
MARIE EVE WILD, widow of MICHEL STETTNER in Soufflenheim
BARBARA WILD wife of MICHEL SUTTER, carpenter in Rountzenheim
Joseph Messner, guardian of CATHARINA, MARGARETHA, MARIA ANNA and JOSEPH ZINGER, minor children born of the deceased BERNARDINE WILD, wife of JOSEPH ZINGER in her lifetime, present as widower.
The auction starts with : 1630 francs.
SOUFFLENHEIM 1711 (written in the margin is “expedition not needed”)
Inventory and description of all property left by the deceased right
honorable and honest HANS JACOB BECKHER, in his time a burgher of Soufflenheim,
after his death, and this made on requisition of : 1) MARIA CATHARINA,
2) ANNA MARIA BECKHER, his two daughters by first marriage, in their
name compared Car Stettner their guardian; then of BARBARA VÖGL,
his widow, and 3) BARBARA, 4) MATHIS BECKER, the two children by last
union, represented by their guardian and burgher there (not named, blank)
so his widow and four children; after the oath was taken and in presence
of: Hans Jacob Scheffter, mayor, Hans Peter Dobler burgher and of the
notary Johannes Bernauer in Haguenau; passed in Soufflenheim on the
3rd of May 1711.
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