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Matthias Ritter 1526 – 1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Bacharach, Rhineland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 16 Mar 1588

Death Location: Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

Father: Matthias Ritter

Mother: Catharina Grether

Spouse(s): Elisabetha Stekapfen

Children(s): Maria Ritter

The story of Matthias Ritter began in 1526 in Bacharach, Rhineland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Matthias Ritter married Elisabetha Stekapfen, and had children including Maria Ritter. Matthias Ritter passed away in 1588 in Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthias Ritter began in 1526 in Bacharach, Rhineland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
  • Matthias Ritter married Elisabetha Stekapfen, and had children including Maria Ritter.
  • Matthias Ritter passed away in 1588 in Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthias Ritter
1485 – 1536
Birth Location: Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany
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Catharina Grether
1500 – 1558
Birth Location: Bacharach, Bayern, Traunstein, Bavaria, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Elisabetha Stekapfen
1527 – 1595
Birth Location: Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany
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Children(s)

Maria Ritter
– 1615
Birth Location: Buervenich,Rheinland,Prussia
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Matthias Ritter's Ancestors

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Matthias Ritter
1526 – 1588
Birth Place: Bacharach, Rhineland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
Matthias Ritter
1485 – 1536
Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany
Catharina Grether
1500 – 1558
Bacharach, Bayern, Traunstein, Bavaria, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthias Ritter's Descendants

1.
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Matthias Ritter (1526 – 16 Mar 1588) m. Elisabetha Stekapfen (1527 – 1 Jun 1595)
  1. 1. Maria Ritter (5 Aug – 29 Dec 1615) m. Heinrich Kleinhenni (February 4, 1581 – 5 Jan 1636)
    1. 1. Anna (Catharina) Rupper (1602 – 27 Apr 1675) m. Hanß Müller (13 Jul 1590 – 15 May 1682)
      1. 1. Anna (Magdalena) Mueller (19 März 1621 – 14 Apr 1680) m. Georg (Christoph) Horold (16 May 1616 – 29 Mar 1688)
        1. 1. Hanß (Michel) Hörold (26 Oct 1663 – 12 Nov 1693) m. Margareta Klein (26 Oct 1667 – 5 Nov 1693)

Matthias Ritter's Timeline

6 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Matthias Ritter in Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany
Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany
1526
1526
Birth of Matthias Ritter in Bacharach, Rhineland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Bacharach, Rhineland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1526
1526
Birth of Matthias Ritter in Bacharach, Rhineland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Bacharach, Rhineland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1588
16 Mar 1588
Age 62
Death of Matthias Ritter in Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany
Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany
1588
16 März 1588
Age 62
Burial of Matthias Ritter in Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hessen, Deutschland
Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hessen, Deutschland
1761
20 Dec 1761
Age 235
Matthias Ritter was baptized in Valwig, Rheinland, Preußen, Germany
Valwig, Rheinland, Preußen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Bacharach, Rhineland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Bacharach, Rhineland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1761
    Event Place: Valwig, Rheinland, Preußen, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Preußen, Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1588
    Event Place: Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 März 1588
    Event Place: Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hessen, Deutschland
    Record Source: Rhineland, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1533-1950, Custodian: Evangelisches Kirchenbuchamt Hannover; Film Number: 341805; Page Number: 376;377;189
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