Who was Michel Rentz?

Michel Rentz (1688–1721) was born in Emmingen, Calw, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany and died in Ebhausen, Calw, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. 4 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Michel Rentz 1688–1721

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Born 5 Sep 1688 · Emmingen, Calw, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Died 9 Jun 1721 · Ebhausen, Calw, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Father Jerg Georg Rentz

Mother Christina Nastlin

Spouse Christina Braun

Children Johann Georg Rentz

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Geneanet Community Trees Index Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, …

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Biography

Michel Rentz was born in 1688 in Emmingen, Calw, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, the child of jerg georg rentz and christina nastlin. Michel Rentz married christina braun, and had children including johann georg rentz. Michel Rentz passed away in 1721 in Ebhausen, Calw, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

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Record Geneanet Community Trees Index
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Baptism Records Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

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Birth of Michel Rentz in Emmingen, Calw, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

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1721

Death of Michel Rentz in Ebhausen, Calw, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Michel Rentz

This ancestor line traces from Oeschelbronn, Wuertt, Germany (1515) to Emmingen, Calw, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany (1688) across 6 generations.

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: Michel Rentz (1688–1721) was born in Emmingen, Calw, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany and died in Ebhausen, Calw, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. 4 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 4 researchers on YourRoots have Michel in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 6 generations of this lineage geographically.
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