Part 909bs – Brunhammer Schwimmer – The Search Continues

Good Day,

As a part of my search to discover whether or not Marie Anne Schwimmer (bc 1816) and Marie Anne Schwimmer (bc 1820) are related it is necessary for me to create a worksheet ancestry chart in order to verify all possible connections.

It is known that there are a number of Family Trees available in Internetland that exist without any source documentation or citation details. That is where I like to start. I use that information and then I search for the corroborating documents.

The following Brunhammer Schwimmer Family Tree is the beginning of that work.

For me, the best type of software I use for this type of exercise is GenoPro 2016. There is a freedom with this software that permits me to create a worksheet and to use it like an electronic "white board".

First of all, if you cannot view a good enlargement of my Brunhammer Schwimmer Research Work Sheet please feel free to drop me a note at jsmith58@gmail.com and I will send you a jpg file.

And here are a few notes and a key regarding understanding my work on the actual worksheet.

1. I have identified the 2 Marie Anne Schwimmers; each one married to GGG-Granduncle Laurent Brunhammer and Sébastien Brunhammer. See the blue box and the red arrows.

2. The red lines, not including the red arrows, are the coordinating links that I have found to date and they represent the Brunhammer connections.

3. The blue-bounded yellow-filled boxes and circles represent direct blood-line ancestors. The boxes represent Males and the Circles represent Females.

4. The "~" represents an approximate year.

5. The "<" represents the possibility of a date before the one given.

6. The ">" represents the possibility of a date after the one given.

7. The column of "Greats" on the left-hand side of the worksheet represents the level of the ancestor on the Brunhammer Family Tree and the relationship to Andy. In other words, "6-Greats" refers to Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Conradi Bruhamer or 6-times Great-Grandfather Conradi Bruhamer.

Just my observations.

And now onto another piece of evidence.

The genealogy research and search for ancestors and descendants continue.

Family connections can be seen on the family tree, the Brunhammer Doherty Family Tree. If you would like access to the tree you will need an invitation from me. You can sign up with Ancestry, and from what I understand, without having to take a membership subscription. Feel free to contact me at jsmith58@gmail.com if you would like to receive an invite to the Brunhammer Doherty Family Tree.

If you have any comment, question, thought, idea please feel free to contact me via email at A Genealogy Hunt or jsmith58@gmail.com.

Regards,

Jim

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Part 908bs – Brunhammer Schwimmer – 1851 Marriage Registration Sébastien Bruhammer and Marie Anne Schwimmer

Good Day,

The work in finding out whether Marie Anne Schwimmer is related to Marie Anne Schwimmer continues. Today I am working on the 1851 Marriage Registration of GGG-Granduncle Sébastien Brunhammer and Marie Schwimmer.

GGG-Granduncle Sébastien was 4-times Great-Grandfather Sébastien’s youngest son. He and GGGG-Grandmother Marguerite (née Ruess) had 3 sons; GGG-Grandfather Joseph, GGG-Granduncle Laurent and GGG-Granduncle Sébastien, that I am currently aware of. GGGG-Grandparents Sébastien and Marguerite (née Ruess) Brunhammer also had 4 daughters: GGG-Grandaunts Agnes, Therresse, Magdeline, and Marguerite. (I’ll be researching their families and descendants later.

Also, I should make a note here. It is concerning the surname Brunhammer. I have seen and come across various and sundry documents that have the name spelled in different ways. This just means, that by all accounts, all are correct. The surnames are Bruhamer, Bruhammer, Brunhammer, and Brunhamer. As you cross the generations you may see and know the surname in any of these spelling formats. None of them are incorrect. And any of them may apply to various branches of the family tree. In general, I will be referring to the surname as Brunhammer primarily as this is the format that I was first introduced to the name.

Now the youngest brother GGG-Granduncle Sébastien Brunhammer, who appears to be named after his father GGGG-Grandfather Sébastien did marry a wife whose name was also Marie Anne Schwimmer. This was the same as his older brother GGG-Granduncle Laurent. His wife was also Marie Anne Schwimmer.

And my quest is to find out whether the two Marie Anne Schwimmers were or were not related.

In Part 907bs – Brunhammer Schwimmer – 1842 Marriage Registration Laurent Bruhammer and Marie Anne Schwimmer we discovered that this Marie Anne Schwimmer was the daughter of Antoine Schwimmer and his late wife Marie Ann Schlienger. This Marie Anne Schwimmer was born in 1816.

And here is the first of two differences. The Marie Anne Schwimmer who married younger brother Sébastien Bruhammer was born in 1820.  Also her parents were Michel Schwimmer and Marie Anne Münch.

I have now found the 1851 Marriage Registration for GGG-Granduncle Sébastien Bruhammer and his wife Marie Anne Schwimmer. Here is my work from the Archives départementales du Haut-Rhin.

Image 421

No 4.
Bruhammer Sebastien
et
Schwimmer M. Anne

L’an dix huit cent cinquante-un, le quatorze Mai à neuf heuresdu matin pardevant nous Ignace Müller maire et officier de l’état civil dela commune de Hochstatt, canton d’Altkirch, Départment dy Haut-Rhin sont comparus Sébastien Bruhammer, ouvrier de fabrique,âgé de trent-un ans né le sept février dix huit vingt et domicilié ence lieu, majeur fils des conjoints Sébastien Bruhammer, Charpentierâgé de soiixante-dix ans et Marguerite Ruess sans état, âgée de
soixante-cinq ans les deux domiciliés en ce lieu, à ce présents et consentantsd’une part, et Demmoiselle Marie Anne Schwimmer, ouvrière dufabrique, âgée de trente ans, née le dix Décembre dix huit cent vingt etdomiciliée en ce lieu, majeure, fille des conjoints Michel Schwimmerjournalier, âgé de soixante-quatorze anns et Marie Anne Münch,sans état, âgée de soixante-quatre ans, led deux domiciliés en ce lieu,à ce presents et consentants, dáutre part, lesquels nous ont requisde procéder à la celebration du marriage projeté entre eux et don’t lespublications ont été faites dans cette commune devant la principaleporte d’entrée de la maison commune les Dimanches quatre et onzede ce mois, chaque fois à midi, aucune opposition au dit marriage ne
nous ayant été signifiée faisant droit à leur requisition, après avoitdonne lecture du Chapitre Six de Citre de code civil intituté dumarriage, nous avons demandé au future époux et à la future épouses’ils veulent se prendre pour mari et pour femme, chacun d’eux ayantrépondu séparément et affirmativement nous dçlarons au nom de
loi que Sébastien Brunhammer et la Demoiselle Marie AnneSchwimmer sont unis par le marriage qui a été publiquementcélébré dans (lieus) dans notre maison commune, de quoi nous avons
dressé acte en presence de Laurent Bruhammer, ouvrier de
fabrique, âgé de trente-neuf ans, frère de nouvel époux, de GeorgeSchwimmer, ouvrier de fabrique, âgé de quarante ans, frère de la
nouvelle épouse, de Gaspard Göpsert, cultivateur, âgé de vingt-huit anscousin germain de la nouvelle épouse et d’Antoine Brunner,ouvrier de fabrique, âgé de vingt-neuf ans, non parent des nouveauxépoux, lles quatre domiciliés en ce lieu, lesquels, après qu’illeur en a e été donné lecture sont signé avec nous et les
parties contractantes fui n’ont pas passé contrat de marriage.

No. 4.
Bruhammer Sebastien
and
Schwimmer M. Anne


In the year one eighteen hundred and fifty-one, on the fourteenth of May at nine o'clock in the morning before us Ignace Müller mayor and civil registrar of the commune of Hochstatt, canton of Altkirch, Department of the Haut-Rhin Sebastien Bruhammer , A factory worker, aged thirty-one years of age, born on the eighth of February and eighteen and domiciled in this place, major son of the spouses Sébastien Bruhammer, a seventy-year-old Charpentier and a stateless Marguerite Ruess, aged sixty-five The two domiciled in this place, to this present and consenting, on the one hand, and Demoiselle Marie Anne Schwimmer, worker of the factory, thirty years old, born on the 10th of December eighteen hundred and twenty and domiciled in this place, major, daughter of Spouses Michel Schwimmer, aged of seventy-four years, and Marie Anne Münch, stateless, aged sixty-four, two of them domiciled there, present and consenting, on the other hand, who required us to proceed R to the celebration of marriage projected between them and of which the publications were made in this commune in front of the main door of entrance of the common house on Sundays four and eleven of this month, each time at noon, no opposition to the said After having read Chapter Six of the Code of Civil Code of Marriage, we have asked the future husband and the future wife if they wish to take themselves as husband and for wife , Each of them having replied separately and affirmatively we declare in the name of law that Sébastien Brunhammer and the Miss Marie Anne Schwimmer are united by the marriage which was publicly celebrated in (place) in our common house, of which we have drawn up act In the presence of Laurent Bruhammer, a factory worker, aged thirty-nine, brother of the new husband, of George Schwimmer, factory worker, forty years of age, brother of the new wife, Gaspard Göpsert, a farmer, aged twenty-eight, the first cousin of the new wife, and Antoine Brunner, a factory worker, aged twenty-nine years, not a relative of the new spouses Four persons domiciled there, who, after they have been read to them, are signed with us, and the contracting parties have not entered into a contract of marriage.

Question - Was Antoine Schwimmer related to Michel Schwimmer? Stay-tuned.

Just my observations.

And now onto another piece of evidence.

The genealogy research and search for ancestors and descendants continue.

Family connections can be seen on the family tree, the Brunhammer Doherty Family Tree. If you would like access to the tree you will need an invitation from me. You can sign up with Ancestry, and from what I understand, without having to take a membership subscription. Feel free to contact me at jsmith58@gmail.com if you would like to receive an invite to the Brunhammer Doherty Family Tree.

If you have any comment, question, thought, idea please feel free to contact me via email at A Genealogy Hunt or jsmith58@gmail.com.

Regards,

Jim

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Part 907bs – Brunhammer Schwimmer – 1842 Marriage Registration Laurent Bruhammer and Marie Anne Schwimmer

Good Day,

In my effort to find out whether Marie Anne Schwimmer is related to Marie Anne Schwimmer I am working through the discovery, transcription, and translation of possibly relevant documents.

The following is the 31 December 1842 Civil Marriage Registration of 3-times Great-Granduncle Laurent Bruhammer and his wife Marie Anne Schwimmer which is based, I believe, on the required practices began on the 25th of September 1842.

1. Sunday, 25th September 1842, 11:00 am
2. Sunday, 2nd October 1842, 11:00 am
3. Wednesday, 5th October 1842, 8:00 am
4. Saturday, 31st October 1842, 5:00 pm

And based on my limited understanding I would gander to guess that 3-times Great-Granduncle Laurent Brunhammer and his new wife were married on 5 October 1842. The prior 2 dates may have been the posting of the bans and intention of marriage. The 31st of December may have been the closing of the books/registers for 1842.

My attempted transcription –

No. 5Bruhammer LaurentetSchwimmer M. Anne.

L'an dix huit cent quarante deux, le cinq Octobre à huit heure de matin par devantnous Joseph Foltzer, maire et officier de l'état civil de la commune de Hochstatt,Canton d'Altkirch, Départment de Haut Rhin sont comparus Laurent Bruhammer,ouvrier de fabrique, âgé de vingt-neuf ans, né le deux août du huit cent trieze etdomicilié en ce lieu, majeur, fils des conjoints Sébastien Bruhammer, charpentier,âgé de soixante ans et Marguerite Ruess, sans état, âgée de soixante-unans, les deux domiciliés en ce lieu, à ce présents et consentants d'une part, etDemoiselle Marie Anne Schwimmer, sans état, âgée de vingt-six ans, née letrente Avril dix huit cent seize et domiciliée en ce lieu, majeure, fille des conjointsAntoine Schwimmer, journalier, âgé de soixante ans, domicilié en ce lieu, à ceprésent et consentant, et feue Marie Ann Schlienger, décédée en ce lieu levingt-un août dix huit cent vingt-neuf, d’autre part, lesquels nous ont requisde procéder à la célébration du mariage projeté entre eux et dont les publicationont été faites en cette commune, devant la principale porte d'entrée de la maisoncommune, les Dimanches vingt-cinq Septembre dernier et deux de ce mois, chaquefois à onze heures de matin, aucune opposition au dit mariage ne nous ayantété signifée, faisant droit à leur requisition, après avoit donné lecture du chapitresix du titre de code civil, intitulé de mariage, et des piècer anneaier auprésent acte qui ont préalablement paraphéis par nous et les futurs conjointsnous avons demandé au futur époux et à la future épouse s'ils voulent seprendre pour mari et pour femme, chacun d'aux ayant répondu séparémentet affirmativement nous déclarons au nom de la loi, que Laurent Bruhammer etla Demoiselle Marie Anne Schwimmer, sont unis par le mariage qui a étépubliquement célébré dans la maison commune de quoi nous avons dressé acteen présence de Sébastien Bruhammer, ouvrier de fabrique, âgé de vingt-deuxans, frère de la nouvelle épouse, de Jean Igersheim, ouvrier de fabrique, âgé detrente-trois ans beaufrère de la nouvelle épouse, de Jean Deyber, cultivateurâgé de cinquante-deux ans et a D'Ignace Müller, ex-Instituteur, âgé de soixante-douze ans, les deux dernier non parents des nouveaux époux, les quatre –Domiciliés en ce lieu, lesquels, après qu'il leur en a éte'donné lecture, toutsigné avec nous et lest partie contractanter.

Le présent registre contenant cinq actes de mariage a été clos et arrêté par nous soussigné,Joseph Foltzer, maire et officier de l'état civil de la commune de Hochstatt, ce jourd'hui trente-un Décembre dix huit cent quarante-deux, à cinq heures de soir.

FoltzerMaire

And the translation, give or take –

No. 5
Bruhammer Laurent
and
Schwimmer M. Anne.


In the year eighteen hundred and forty-two, on October 5 at eight in the morning before us Joseph Foltzer, mayor and registrar of the municipality of Hochstatt, Canton of Altkirch, Department of Haut Rhin, appeared Laurent Bruhammer , A twenty-nine-year-old factory worker, born on August 2 of the eight hundred and thirteen and domiciled in this place, major, son of the spouses Sébastien Bruhammer, carpenter, aged sixty and Marguerite Ruess, stateless, aged sixty one-year-olds, both domiciled at this place, to this present and consenting on the one hand, and Miss Marie Anne Schwimmer, stateless, twenty-six years old, born on the thirtieth of April eighteen hundred and sixteen and domiciled in this place , Major, daughter of the spouses Antoine Schwimmer, a day laborer, aged sixty, domiciled there, to this present and consenting, and the late Marie Ann Schlienger, who died there on August 21st, On the other hand, which required us to proceed to the celebration of the marriage projected between them, and the publication of which was made in this commune, in front of the principal entrance to the common house, on the twenty-fifth of last September and two of this month, each time at eleven o'clock In the morning, no opposition to the said marriage having been served to us, granting their requisition, after having read chapter six of the civil code title, titled marriage, and the annexes to the present act, which have previously initialled by us And the future spouses we have asked the future spouse and the future wife if they want to take themselves as husband and wife, each of them having answered separately and affirmatively we declare in the name of the law that Laurent Bruhammer and the Miss Marie Anne Schwimmer, are united by the marriage which was publicly celebrated in the common house of which we made an act in the presence of Sébastien Bruhammer, factory worker, Aged twenty-two, brother of the new wife, of Jean Igersheim, a factory worker, thirty-three years old, a brother of the new wife, of Jean Deyber, a farmer aged fifty-two, Ignatius Müller, ex-Teacher, seventy-two years of age, the last two nonparents of the new spouses, the four - Domiciled in this place, who, after having been read to them, signed everything with us and The contracting party.

The present register containing five acts of marriage has been closed and arrested by us, Joseph Foltzer, the mayor and civil registrar of the commune of Hochstatt, this thirty-one-day December 18, 1942, At five o'clock in the evening.

Foltzer
Mayor


Something to note in this page of registration, the surname for GGG-Granduncle Laurent is entered as "Bruhammer" whereas the signatures appear to read as "Brunhammer".

Just my observations.

And now onto another piece of evidence.

The genealogy research and search for ancestors and descendants continue.

Family connections can be seen on the family tree, the Brunhammer Doherty Family Tree. If you would like access to the tree you will need an invitation from me. You can sign up with Ancestry, and from what I understand, without having to take a membership subscription. Feel free to contact me at jsmith58@gmail.com if you would like to receive an invite to the Brunhammer Doherty Family Tree.

If you have any comment, question, thought, idea please feel free to contact me via email at A Genealogy Hunt or jsmith58@gmail.com.

Regards,

Jim

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Part 906bs – Brunhammer Schwimmer – Which GGG-Grandaunt Marie Anne (née Schwimmer) Brunhammer is Which?

Good Day,

And what do you do when two brothers, two GGG-Granduncles marry wives who both have the same name?

That’s right, GGG-Granduncle Laurent Brunhammer (born 2 Aug 1813, Hochstatt) and his younger brother Sébastien Brunhammer (born 8 May 1820, Hochstatt) both married wives named Marie Anne Schwimmer. And both couples decided to have children around the same time.

This is where it becomes confusing, and this is where I must carefully sift through the Birth Registrations to make sure who is who and who belongs to whom.

And it becomes more confusing when their elder brother GGG-Grandfather Joseph Brunhammer has three (3) wives; GGG-Grandmother Catherine (née Ganzer), and step-GGG-Grandmother Marie Anne (née Gugenberger), and step-GGG-Grandmother Sophie (née Berger). And so, there are children also arriving because of two of these marriages.

All I can imagine is the Registrar’s face and comments when a Brunhammer walks through the door of his office to register a new Brunhammer.

Anyway it took me sometime today to determine who is who, and who belongs to who.

First, all three, GGG-Grandfather Joseph and his two brothers GGG-Granduncle Laurent and GGG-Granduncle Sébastien were sons of GGGG-Grandfather Sébastien and Marguerite (née Ruess) Brunhammer. To date and with the proper documentation I have figured out that GGG-Granduncle Laurent Brunhammer (born 1813) married the Marie Anne Schwimmer (born about 1816) whose parents where Antoine Schwimmer (born about 1781) and Marie Anne Schlienger (died about 1829). GGG-Granduncle Sébastien (born 1820) married the other Marie Anne Schwimmer (born about 1820) whose parents were Michel Schwimmer (born about 1787) and Marie Anne Münch (born about 1787).

And yes, GGGG-Grandparents Sébastien and Marguerite (née Ruess) Brunhammer also had 4 daughters, that to date I have been able to find documentation regarding their births. To top it all the three brothers may have had at least 22 offspring. (And AH, you thought there were a great amount of Dohertys…)

Here is the roll call –

GGGG-Grandfather Sébastien Brunhammer (also spelled Bruhammer, Bruhamer and Brunhamer)
GGGG-Grandmother Marguerite Ruess

Joseph Brunhammer and Catherine Ganzer – GGG-Grandparents
      > Carl Brunhammer – GG-Granduncle
      > Catherine Brunhammer – GG-Grandaunt
      > Jean Brunhammer – GG-Granduncle
      > Jacques (Jacob) Brunhammer – GG-Grandfather
      > Joseph Alexandre Brunhammer – GG-Granduncle
      > Henri Laurent Brunhammer – GG-Granduncle
      > Jean Charles Brunhammer – GG-Granduncle

Joseph Brunhammer and Marie Ann Gugenberger – GGG-Grandfather and 2nd Wife

Joseph Brunhammer and Sophie Berger – GGG-Grandfather and 3rd Wife
      > Albert Eugène Brunhammer – ½ GG-Granduncle
      > Joseph Albert Brunhammer – ½ GG-Granduncle
      > Eugène Brunhammer – ½ GG-Granduncle

Agnes Brunhammer – GGG-Grandaunt

Laurent Brunhammer and Marie Anne Schwimmer – GGG-Granduncle and GGG-Grandaunt
     > Sixte Laurent Brunhammer – 1st Cousin 4-times removed
     > Madelaine Brunhammer – 1st Cousin 4-times removed
     > Thérèse Brunhammer – 1st Cousin 4-times removed
     > Marie Anne Brunhammer – 1st Cousin 4-times removed
     > Josephine Brunhammer – 1st Cousin 4-times removed
     > Catherine Brunhammer – 1st Cousin 4-times removed

Therresse Brunhammer – GGG-Grandaunt

Magdeline Brunhammer – GGG-Grandaunt

Sébastien Brunhammer and Marie Anne Schwimmer – GGG-Granduncle and GGG-Grandaunt
     > Joseph Brunhammer – 1st Cousin 4-times removed
     > Aloïse Brunhammer – 1st Cousin 4-times removed

Marguerite Brunhammer – GGG-Grandaunt

And the genealogy research and search for ancestors and descendants continue.

Family connections can be seen on the family tree, the Brunhammer Doherty Family Tree. If you would like access to the tree you will need an invitation from me. You can sign up with Ancestry, and from what I understand, WITHOUT having to take a membership subscription. Feel free to contact me at jsmith58@gmail.com if you would like to receive an invite to the Brunhammer Doherty Family Tree.

If you have any comment, question, thought, idea please feel free to contact me via email at A Genealogy Hunt.

Regards,

Jim

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Part 905bd – Brunhammer Doherty – Finally - 1st of April 1944

Good Afternoon,

We’ve been looking for this documentation for some time now; at least for more than 10 years.

According to the Albuquerque Journal, April 1, 1944, on Page 7, “107 Licenses Issued”

“Total of 107 marriage licenses were issued by the county clerk’s office during March, records revealed Friday. This compares with 112 last month and 133 for March of 1943.”

And guess what arrived in the mail today?

Marriage License No. 21469, dated March 31st, 1944.

Also included were the Application For Marriage License, dated 31 March 1944 and the Marriage Certificate, recorded 5th April 1944.

Guess what?

The Marriage Certificate for 1st of April 1944 for Myrtle Frances Doherty and Eugene John Brunhammer. The ceremony, in accordance with the laws of the State of New Mexico, was performed at the Post Chapel, Kirkland Field, New Mexico by the Chaplain William J. Bennett. The Witnesses were Mrs. Davis Harris and Sgt. Harold L. Harris.

Family connections can be seen on the family tree, the Brunhammer Doherty Family Tree. If you would like access to the tree you will need an invitation from me. You can sign up with Ancestry, and from what I understand, WITHOUT having to take a membership subscription. Feel free to contact me at jsmith58@gmail.com.

If you have any comment, question, thought, idea please feel free to contact me via email at A Genealogy Hunt.

Regards,

Jim

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Part 904bd – Brunhammer Doherty – Who was GG-Grandaunt Sarah E. Pierce?

Good Day,

Sometimes it is possible to follow a wrong lead while researching an ancestry line.

I have been researching Great-Great-Grandaunt Sarah E. Pierce. She was born 14 July 1841 in Maryland. One Sarah E. Pierce I discovered married Samuel Mimm 27 May 1869 in Chester, Pennsylvania. GG-Grandaunt Sarah, the Sarah Mimm died in 1909 in Avondale, Chester, Pennsylvania.

1869 - The Village Record

Her parents were GGG-Grandparents William H. and Sarah P. (née Fuller) Pierce. GG-Grandaunt Sarah E. was one of their 11 children.

Of course, I can follow their line and descendants. The issue is there are a couple of other Sarah E. Pierces in my research who may or may not be one and the same.

The line I am referring to may or may not be correct. Hopefully, someone may be able to provide some verifiable proof.

Family connections can be seen on the family tree, the Brunhammer Doherty Family Tree. If you would like access to the tree you will need an invitation from me. You can sign up with Ancestry, and from what I understand, WITHOUT having to take a membership subscription. Feel free to contact me at jsmith58@gmail.com.

If you have any comment, question, thought, idea please feel free to contact me via email at A Genealogy Hunt.

Regards,

Jim

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