Joseph Hellstern (son of Hans Hellstern), born 27 September 1684 at Empfingen, Hohenzollern (now part of Württemberg), Germany(4); died 15 January 1733 at Empfingen(4); married 27 May 1709 at Empfingen(4) to Catharina Schindler (daughter of Johannes Schindler and Maria Miller) who was born 06 November 1685 at Empfingen(4).
Children, born at Empfingen(4):
Michael Hellstern, born September 1710.
Maria Hellstern, born October 1712.
Caecilia Hellstern, born May 1715.
Joseph Hellstern, born February 1717.
Lucia Hellstern, born August 1718.
Maria Hellstern, born February 1720.
Jacob Hellstern, born 12 October 1723.
Anna Hellstern, born 13 August 1726.
Marcus Hellstern, born 25 April 1729.
+ Probably Joseph Hellstern, born 28 August 1731(4); married Francisca Bossenmayer.
[NOTE: The Birth Record of Joseph Hellstern (just below), and the entry on his Family Register page (page 651), which presumably would have been taken from his birth record, both clearly state that his mother’s name was Catharina “Schreiner”. There were some Schreiner families in the Empfingen area; but there is no record there of a Joseph Hellstern marrying a Catharina Schreiner, nor is there any record of such a couple having any other children in Empfingen. It is possible that a Joseph and Catharina (Schreiner) Hellstern moved to Empfingen after their marriage and had just the one child there; a child who just happened to be born two years after Joseph Hellstern and Catharina Schindler had their last child, in which case the lineage shown above would be invalid. But it seems more likely that he was the youngest child of the family shown above, and that his mother’s maiden name was recorded wrong, perhaps because the pastor had changed in the meantime.]
Joseph Hellstern, born 28 August 1731 at Empfingen, Hohenzollern (now part of Württemberg), Germany(4); died 15 March 1815 at Empfingen(4); married 17 August 1762 at Empfingen(4) to Francisca Bossenmayer (daughter of Andreas Bossenmayer and Elisabeth Schon) who was born 14 October 1741 at Fischingen (Sulz) and died 27 September 1803 at Empfingen(4).
Children, born at Empfingen [page 651 and page 652, Pfarrei Empfingen Familien Register, (FHL film #909610)]:
Elisabeth Hellstern, born 28 October 1763. Was married, and had children (Familien Register, page 583).
Thomas Hellstern, born 17 December 1764; probably married 26 September 1784 at Empfingen to Anna Raiblin. He (or they) moved to Wiesenstetten (Empfingen)(4).
Gregor Hellstern, born 03 March 1766; died unmarried.
Maria Clara Hellstern, born 28 April 1768; died unmarried.
Francisca Hellstern, born 15 March 1770. Was married, and had children (Familien Register, page 421).
Catharina Hellstern, born 13 December 1772. Was married, and had children (Familien Register, page 347).
Marcus Hellstern, born 28 April 1774. Was married, and had children (Familien Register, page 653).
Ursula Hellstern, born 21 October 1775; died 20 May 1839; unmarried.
Sebastian Hellstern, born 20 January 1777.
Joseph Hellstern, born 06 June 1778; died unmarried.
+ Michael Hellstern, born 03 September 1781; married Mechtildis Hellstern.
(Son), born 01 May 1784; died in infancy.
(Son), born and died 22 April 1786.
Michael Hellstern, born 03 September 1781 at Empfingen, Hohenzollern (now part of Württemberg), Germany(4); died 24 May 1844 at Empfingen(4); married 28 May 1804 at Empfingen(4) to Mechtildis Hellstern who was born 14 September 1780 at Empfingen(4) and died 1850 at Empfingen(4).
[NOTE: More photos of present-day Empfingen are at the European Quest gallery website.]
Children, born at Empfingen [page 655 and page 656, Pfarrei Empfingen Familien Register, (FHL film #909610)]:
Francisca Hellstern, born 26 October and died 03 December 1805.
Felicitas Hellstern, born 17 December 1806. Was married, and had children (Familien Register, page 066).
Joseph Hellstern, born 22 April 1808; died 21 February 1868 at Empfingen.
Johannes Baptista Hellstern, born 26 April and died 10 September 1809.
Johannes Baptista Hellstern, born 18 July 1810; died 07 August 1869 at Empfingen.
Maria Anna Hellstern, born 30 July and died 02 November 1811.
Francisca Hellstern, born 26 September 1812; died 31 July 1840? at Empfingen.
Maria Anna Hellstern, born 15 December 1813; died unmarried at Empfingen.
Catharina Hellstern, born 29 June 1815; died unmarried at Empfingen.
Paulina Hellstern, born 28 June and died 08 July 1816.
Peter Hellstern, born 28 June 1816; died 22 January 1854 at Empfingen.
Heinrich Hellstern, born 14 July 1819; died 1859 at Empfingen.
+ Thomas Bischof Hellstern, born 28 December 1821; emigrated to Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA.
Thomas Hellstern’s ancestry (line 1). Last revision: 24 Dec 2007
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