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Anna Maria Anton and Roland Willi

Anna Maria Anton and Roland Willi were married in or near Freinsheim sometime before 1816. I'm fairly sure that Roland is the Roland Willi who was born 29 Dec 1780 and christened in Freinsheim 30 Dec 1780, the son of Susanna Margaretha Ehrhardt and Andraeas Willi. Anna Maria may or may not be the Anna Maria Anton who was born 03 Jan 1782 and christened 04 Jan 1782 in Großkarlbach, 4 km NNE of Freinsheim. Her parents were Johann Friederick Anton and Anna Catharina Webel.

Anna Maria and Roland had at least two children that I know of, Jacob christened 03 Jun 1816 and Anna Maria christened 09 Mar 1824. However, Anna Maria Willi died when she was only four years old. She was buried in Freinsheim 07 Sep 1828.

Jacob married Rosina Schaadt, the daughter of Georg Schaadt and Juliana Pausch, in Freinsheim on 18 Jun 1844.

There are three other people who may or may not be children of Anna Maria and Roland. I can't find birth records or marriage records specifying their parents' names. However, Anna Maria and Roland are the only couple I know of who were having children with the last name Willi in Freinsheim in the early 1800s:

Anna Maria Anton died and was buried in Freinsheim 23 Jul 1860. Her husband Roland died and was buried in Freinsheim 09 Apr 1861.

I have two stray unaccounted for Willis, mother and son, and I'd might as well mention them here as anywhere else. Heinrich Willi, the son of Margaretha Willi, was born 29 April 1869 and christened in Freinsheim 05 May 1869. His year of birth suggests that Margaretha was born some time between 1819 and 1854. I have no other records for her.

 
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