Johann Paulus was born CA 1602 at Basel, Switzerland, the son of Peter WOHLEBEN and Barbara BLASBACH. Source: A:D
Johann Paulus died before 1676 at Altenbaumberg, Germany. Source: A:D
Johann Paulus and Barbara SCHUMACHER (the daughter of Hans SCHUMACHER and Agnes
RUOFF) were married CA 1640. Source: A:D
They had the following children:
i Maria Barbara WOHLEBEN was born 1641. Source: A:D
ii Christoph WOHLEBEN(1709) was born CA 1642; died ca
1715 at New York. Source: A:D
iii Hans Peter WOHLEBEN was christened 08 Sep 1646 at Church of the Barefoot Monks, Basel, Switzerland. Source: A:D
iv Walrath WOHLEBEN was christened 20 Oct 1648 at Saarbrucken, Germany; died CA 1709 at Germany, London or on the Atlantic. Source: A:D
v Anna Catharina WOHLEBEN was born 1651; was buried 20 Nov 1688
at Meisenheim Church Records. Source: A:D
vi Johann Rupert WOHLEBEN lived at Bad Kreuznach. Source: A:D
Johann Paulus was employed as Pastor and School Teacher. Records exist which show he was Pastor in Alstetten (later Altenstadt, now Alstadt) 1624-1635; 1625-1632: School teacher at Homburg; 1635: Fled the 30 Year War to Saarbrucken & Metz; 1645: Pastor at Kallstadt near Bad Durkheim; 1647: School teacher in Basel, Switzerland; 1647-48: Pastor at Allstadt - Later Pastor at Altenbaumberg (near Bad Kreuznach). Source: A
Paulus died before 1676 - according to marriage record of a child, Wallrath, prior to publishing marriage bans for Walrath & Anna Catherina in 1676. He married Barbara Schumacher of Basel, a d/o Hans Schumacher and wife Ages Ruoff, who was bpt. at St. Elisabeth, Basel 18 Jan 1618. Source: A:D
Protestant Churchbook, Saarbruecken, Volume 1/ 219 / 970:
Johann Paulus Wohlleben, pastor in "Alstadt" (other suburb) baptized a son Walrath born/baptized 20.10.1648. Godfather: count Walrath of New-Saarbruecken (?), titled landowner Philip Georg von Pisporth (Moselle?), high magistrate here and Anna, wife of Hans Thomas Bruch. Source: A
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