Melchior had five children with Margaretha Bicklin. They married 8 January 1661. They had five children, one married and three lived to be adults. Melchior was employed as a Wagner. He must have been well known because his profession is noted in most Church Censuses. Melchior and his wife's death records are included below. They died 6 years apart. Melchior lived 72 years 11 months 22 days. Note that the surname "Bicklin" is the feminine form of Bickel.
Wagner is derived from the Germanic surname Waganari, meaning "wagonmaker" or "wagon driver". The Wagner surname is German. The name is also well established in Scandinavia, the Netherlands, eastern Europe, and elsewhere as well as in all German-speaking countries, and among Ashkenazi Jews. The Wagner surname was first found in Saxony, where the family became a prominent contributor to the development of the area from ancient times.
This common occupational surname was often given to one who transported produce or other goods via high-sided wagons or carts. Among some German populations, especially the Pennsylvania Germans, Wagner also denoted a wagon-maker, wainwright, or cartwright. (Wikipedia)
Margaretha Bricklin's death record:
Translation:Margaretha Bricklin, Melchior Sidler from Ottenbach dan (on the) married (ehelich) house wife ( frau) after the last or former (nachgewessener) widower (vit frole) at 70 and 1/2.
During their lives:
1640 In Ottenbach there are 52 adults, 42 single, 319 inhabitants, 6.1 per household or 52 homes in the community. (Ottenbach Told by Bernard Schnider and Salomon Schneider and Erika Schmid)
1689 - 1694 Hunger crisis leads to large population losses
1689 - 1694 Hunger crisis leads to large population losses
1661 Construction of the first Ottenbach schoolhouse
1645 - 1647 Construction of a mill wheel on the Reuss river
1638 Construction of the Ottenbach rectory. (Ottenbach Municipality Website)
Documents relatied to Melchior Sidler:
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Melchior Sidler birth 17
November 1633 film 8014328
page 125 middle right
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| Melchior b1633 in the 1682 Church Census film 8126301 page 737 All the lettering on the right tell how the person is progressing in, prayer, the 10 commandments curriculum and the small and large Cathechism. This is also a way of verifying birth dates for the parents and children. For more on how these Church Censuses worked go to Pastor |
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| Melchior Sidler b 1633 in 1670 Haushaltungsrodel record, film 8126955 page 574 |
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| Melchior Sidler family 1670 Church Census film 7765846 page 381 For more on these Church Censuses. |
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| Melchior Sidler b 1633 in the 1678 Census film 8126303 page 469 entry LVIII |
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| Sidler and Hegetschweiler Temple Record Book by Julius Billeter pages 17 and 18 |
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| Sidler and Hegetschweiler Temple Record Book by Julius Billeter pages 11 and 12 |
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| Margaretha Bicklin death 18 September 1700 film 8014328 page 389 Translation:Margaretha Bricklin, Melchior Sidler from Ottenbach dan (on the) married (ehelich) house wife ( frau) after the last or former (nachgewessener) widower (vit frole) at 70 and 1/2. |
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| Melchior Sidler death 8 June 1706 film 8014328 page 393 |