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)
Wolf:
Margaretha Bricklin's death record:
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 Ottenbach birth 17
November 1633 film 8014328 page 125 |
(Sunday) 17. Novemb(er) [1633]
E(ltern): Jagli Sÿdler zu Ottenbach, Vroneg Vrmin.
K(ind): Melcher.
Z(eugen): Melcher Gneesen der Jung zu Ottenbach, Elßbeth Heggetschwÿler, Hans Vlis fro(uw).
I am guessing: Hans Vli (Ulrich) is Hans Ulrich Sidler (so far unknown to me) who married Elisabeth Hegetschweiler.
Hans Ulrich Sidler 9M19-K66
Hans Ulrich 3 October 1581 – 1 January 1647
When Hans Ulrich Sidler was born on 3 October 1581, in Ottenbach, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Michael Sidler, was 41 and his mother, Luzia Eichholzer, was 31. He married Elsbetha Hegetschweiler on 23 June 1629, in Ottenbach, Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 1 January 1647, at the age of 65.
Elisabeth Hegetschweiler LHD4-C4K
Brief Life History of Elsbetha
When Elsbetha Hegetschweiler was born on 26 December 1611, in Knonau, Zürich, Switzerland, her father, Hans Hegetschweiler, was 42 and her mother, Elsbeth Foster, was 29. She married Hans Ulrich Sidler on 23 June 1629, in Ottenbach, Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters.
Kent Hans Ulrich 3 October 1581 – 1 January 1647
When Hans Ulrich Sidler was born on 3 October 1581, in Ottenbach, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Michael Sidler, was 41 and his mother, Luzia Eichholzer, was 31. He married Elsbetha Hegetschweiler on 23 June 1629, in Ottenbach, Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 1 January 1647, at the age of 65.
Elisabeth Hegetschweiler LHD4-C4K
Brief Life History of Elsbetha
When Elsbetha Hegetschweiler was born on 26 December 1611, in Knonau, Zürich, Switzerland, her father, Hans Hegetschweiler, was 42 and her mother, Elsbeth Foster, was 29. She married Hans Ulrich Sidler on 23 June 1629, in Ottenbach, Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters.
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| 1661 Melchior Sidler marr Margareth Bicklin 8 Jan Ottenbach film 008014328 page 347 |
Marriage: Melchior Sidler Wagner and Margaretha Bucklin, 8 Jan 1661
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| Melchior b1633 in the 1682 Church Census film 8126301 page 737 |
Kent:
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
Wolf:
(Sunday) 17. Novemb(er) [1633]
E(ltern): Jagli Sÿdler zu Ottenbach, Vroneg Vrmin.
K(ind): Melcher.
Z(eugen): Melcher Gneesen der Jung zu Ottenbach, Elßbeth Heggetschwÿler, Hans Vlis fro(uw).
I am guessing: Hans Vli (Ulrich) is Hans Ulrich Sidler (so far unknown to me) who married Elisabeth Hegetschweiler.
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 |
(Sunday) 17. Novemb(er) [1633]
E(ltern): Jagli Sÿdler zu Ottenbach, Vroneg Vrmin.
K(ind): Melcher.
Z(eugen): Melcher Gneesen der Jung zu Ottenbach, Elßbeth Heggetschwÿler, Hans Vlis fro(uw).
I am guessing: Hans Vli (Ulrich) is Hans Ulrich Sidler (so far unknown to me) who married Elisabeth Hegetschweiler.
Hans Ulrich Sidler: 9M19-K66, Elisabeth Hegetschweiler: LHD4-C4K
Note: der Jung means the younger?
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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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Margaretha Bicklin death 18 September 1700 film 8014328 page 389 WolfMargaretha 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 burial 8 June 1706 film 8014328 page 393 |
Kent
Melchior Sidler Wagner burial 8 June