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She was also called Apmann.
She was also called Gretje.
Birth:
She was born on the 8th of September 1770 in the village Sudweyhe in the Kirchweyhe parish near Syke in Lower Saxony in Germany. Her parents were Hinrich and Gesche Warncke. (E1, E3)
In 1910 Sudweyhe had 1265 inhabitants. Then it had a slipper factory, a flourmill, a sawmill and a brickyard. (A1)
Kirchweyhe and Sudweyhe are now parts of the town Weyhe.
Childhood:
She grew up on her parents' farm. (E3)
When she was confirmed in the Lutheran church in Kirchweyhe in 1785, the pastor described her learning as good and her behaviour as quiet and pious. (E3)
Marriage:
She married the single Johann Paul from the nearby village Leeste on the 30th of January 1795 in the Lutheran church in Kirchweyhe.
They raised a family in Leeste. (E1)
Leeste is now also a part of Weyhe.
Death:
She died of chest trouble at 6.30 a.m. on the 22nd of December 1846 in Leeste. She was a 76 years old widow. She was buried there in the cemetery two days later. (E1)
Other Information:
1. The church books dated before 1777 of the Lutheran church in Kirchweyhe were destroyed in a fire.
2. No baptisms of their children are recorded in the Kirchweyhe church registers in 1795 and 1796.
3. It is unusual for a family to have two children with the same name. Nevertheless a Margarethe Paul died on the 23/7/1821 in Leeste aged 18 years.
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