Esser / Bauch Family Genealogy

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Descendants of Wilhelm Esser

1 Wilhelm Esser
..+ Catharina Bauch / Bauchs
......... 2 Gertrudis Esser b: Sept., 1663 in Binsfeld, Germany d: unknown
......... 2 Jaspar/Caspar Esser b: July, 1660 in Binsfeld, Germany d: Aft. 1697
............+ Catharina Meutter / Meuter m: July 25, 1687 in Binsfeld, Germany
....................... 3 Anna Sibilla Esser b: Aug., 1687 in Binsfeld, Germany d: unknown
....................... 3 Gertrude Esser b: April, 1690 in Binsfeld, Germany d: Aft. 1736
........................... + Johannes Kerp m: June 18, 1716 in Binsfeld
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....................... 3 Henricus Esser b: Aug., 1693 in Binsfeld, Germany d: unknown
....................... 3 Wilhelmus Esser b: March, 1697 in Binsfeld, Germany d: unknown
......... 2 Catharina Esser b: July, 1660 in Binsfeld, Germany d: unknown

FAMILY ORIGINS

The Esser family resided in Nordrhein-Westphalen, Germany. The family was Roman Catholic.

NÖRVENICH, BINSFELD, and ROMMELSHEIM

Dorweiler is a hamlet within Nörvenich which is embedded between the Erft and the Neffelbach, tributaries of the Rhine River. It's population is around 200. As with most villages in the area, agriculture has always been the main occupation of residents. Since ancient times there were small and medium-sized farms that were farmed in traditional ways.

Binsfeld is a part of the municipality Nörvenich in the district of Düren in North Rhine-Westphalia. The population in 1885 was just 629 and the current population is 950. It is the western-most district of the municipality and adjacent to the city of Düren.

Until 1969, Rommelsheim and Binsfeld were originally part of the same municipality. A small river called the Ellebach flows through the village of Rommelsheim. The population is around 550.

SURNAME ORIGINS

The surname Esser is an occupational name for a wheelwright or cartmaker, from the Middle Low German asse or "axle" + the agent suffix -er. The surname was also spelled Essers.

It is unclear what the surname Meuter/Meutter means. It may be a variant of Mutter, meaning "mother".

The surname Bauch or Bauchs is a nickname for a fat man, from Middle High German buch or "belly".

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