When Heinrich Sidler was born on 16 August 1663, in Ottenbach, Zürich, Switzerland his father, Hans Rudolf Sidler, was 27 and his mother, Margaretha Gross, was 25.
Heinrich certainly had an interesting life! When he was a twenty-one year old Wagner Heinrich married Elsbeth Gnesser on 17 June 1684, in Ottenbach, Zürich, Switzerland. They were married for 21 years and during which time they were the parents of Katharina born 23 September 1688 and Kaspar 6 March 1692. Elsbeth Guesser died 3 October 1705.
Six months later Heinrich married his second wife Barbara Studer from Maschwanden marries Heinrich, who is now a Küeffer, on 23 March 1706, in Ottenbach. About thirteen months later Barbara gave birth to twins on 30 April 1707. One twin was called "daughter" and the other Heinrich Jr. The "daughter" dies on the day of her birth. Two days later Heinrich Jr is baptized and dies. Barbara dies the same day leaving Heinrich to raise two young children from his first marriage.
Two months later Heinrich marries Anna Kleiner from Mettmenstetten on 5 July 1707 in Ottenbach. They have two children, Verena 27 Jan 1709 and Anna 11 Nov 1714. Anna dies in 1715 about 13 months after the birth of her second child. Heinrich dies 16 years later in Ottenbach. I imagine it was difficult for Heinrich to have so many marriages and deaths. It would make doing his profession difficult because he needed to divide his time between the children and his job as a Küeffer.
Heinrich Sidler was also Wagner. That means he was a wagon builder or a cartwright. Heinrich's father, grandfather and uncle are also Wagners in Ottenbach. A cartwright, or wainwright, is a tradesperson skilled in the making and repairing of carts or wagons. They lived in a time of great religious persecution of the Mennonite Church by Swiss citizens.
Billeter lists Heinrich as a Wagner/Küeffer. In 1689 Heinrich is listed as a Wagner in the BV, however in the 1706 marriage he is listed as a Küeffer. On the 1707 Barbara Studer death/burial record it lists him as a Küeffer as well. So Heinrich was a Küfer or a Cooper in his later years. Coopers were tradesman who made casks, buckets, barrels, and containers for flour, gunpowder, tobacco, shipping, wine, milk, and other.
Wolf:
132-2-3-1) Heinrich Sidler ooI Elsbeth Gneeser, ooII Barbara Studer, ooIII Anna KleinerHeinrich Sidler, ≈ Ottenbach 16.08.1663, Sohn von Hans Rudolf, Küfer, + Ottenbach 26.10.1730 oder 10.01.1731 (zwei Einträge ohne nähere Angaben).
ooI Ottenbach 17.06.1684
Elsbeth Gneeser, ≈ Ottenbach 17.04.1667, + Ottenbach 03.10.1705
Kinder:
23.09.1688 Katharina, + 01.10.1688
06.03.1692 Kaspar, oo ....
Heinrich Sidler (1663-1731)
ooII Ottenbach 23.03.1706
Barbara Studer, + Ottenbach 02.05.1707
Kinder:
30.04.1707 Töchterlein, + 30.04.1707
30.04.1707 Heinrich, + 02.05.1707
Heinrich Sidler (1663-1731)
ooIII Ottenbach 05.07.1707
Anna Kleiner, + Ottenbach 03.12.1715
Kinder:
27.01.1709 Verena, oo 23.01.1731 Hans Jakob Grob, + 21.12.1764
11.11.1714 Anna, oo 29.10.1738 Heinrich Schwarz, + 15.04.1766
Documents related to Heinrich Sidler:
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| Heinrich Sidler birth Ottenbach 16 August 1663 film 8014328 page 193 |
Eodem (den 16.t(en) Augusti 1663)
Kind: Heinrich.
Eltern: Hanß Ruodj Sÿdler der Jung allhir / Margreth Grobin.
Zeügen: Heinrich Huber von Mettmannstetten / Thrina Mülleri(n) allhir.
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| 1667 Elsbeth Gneeser baptism 17 April father Melcher Gneeser mother Thrina Müller Ottenbach 008014328 page 200 |
Eodem [14.04.1667]
Kind: Elßbeth.
Eltern: Melcher Gneeser der Jung allhir / Thrina Mülleri(n).
Zeügen: Jörg Vollenweider vff Aügst (am Albis) / Elßbeth Wÿßin auß dem Wÿl.
Wÿl could the the Wilhof in Affoltern am Albis.
Wolf: der Jung = the younger one of two with the same name (often father and son) - is not necessarily still young (depending how you define young).
allhir = allhier (modern spelling) = here
Wolf:
Abgestorbne 1705
Den 3. 8bris [October] starb Elsbeth Gneser, Heini Sÿdlers, deß Küfers ehliche Haußfr(auw).
allhir = allhier (modern spelling) = here
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| 1689 BV Ottenbach Heinrich Sidler Wagner Elsbeth Gneeser b 1667 19 Apr film 008014133 page 336 |
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| 1695 BV Ottenbach Heinrich Sidler and Elsbeth Gnesser and son Kaspar born 6 Mar 1692 film 008014130 page 472 |
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| 1705 Elsbeth Gneeser death 3 Oct and burial Ottenbach film 008014328 page 392 |
Abgestorbne 1705
Den 3. 8bris [October] starb Elsbeth Gneser, Heini Sÿdlers, deß Küfers ehliche Haußfr(auw).
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| 1706 Heinrich Sidler marriage to Barbara Studer v and Anna Kleiner 5 July 1707 Ottenbach film 008014328 page 36 I overexposed this doc so the background didn't bleed through. |
23.03.1706
Den 23. Mertz hielten Hochzeit M(eister) Heinrich Sÿdler der Küeffer / Barbara Studer von Maschwanden.
05.07.1707
Den 5. Julÿ hielten Hochzeit M(eiste)r Heinrich Sÿdler, Küeffer von Ottenbach / Anna Kleinerin von Mettmanstetten.
hielten Hochzeit = held wedding
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| 1707 Heinrich Sidler Jr birth 30 April baptism+ daughter 2 May Ottenbach Film 008014328 page 290 |
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| 1707 Barbara Studer burial and burial of infant son Heinrich Sidler 2 May Ottenbach film 008014328 page 394 |
Transcription: Den 2. Meÿ [1707] starb Barbara Stauder, M(eiste)r Sÿdlers deß Küfers eheliche Haußfrau.
Eodem starb ebengedachtem Küfer ein Söhnlein Heinrich gbt.
On the same day died a baby son Heinrich of the above mentioned cooper. I have no explanation for the abbreviation gbt.
Translation: Barbara Stauder, M(eiste)r Sÿdler, the cooper's wife, died on March 2 [1707].
Eodem died ebengedachtem Küfer ein Söhnlein Heinrich gbt.
On the same day died a baby son Heinrich of the above mentioned cooper. I have no explanation for the abbreviation gbt.
Eodem died ebengedachtem Küfer ein Söhnlein Heinrich gbt.
On the same day died a baby son Heinrich of the above mentioned cooper. I have no explanation for the abbreviation gbt.
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| 1709 BV Heinrich Sidler family 3rd wife Ottenbach Anna Kleiner, film 007765851 page 654 |
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| 1715 Anna Kleiner burial 3 Dec Ottenbach film 008014328 page 397 |
Wolf:
Anna Kleinerin, Heinrich Sÿdlers Eheweib zu Otebach den 3. d(ito) = 03.12.1715
Eheweib = Hausfrau = wife
Anna Kleinerin, Heinrich Sÿdlers Eheweib zu Otebach den 3. d(ito) = 03.12.1715
Eheweib = Hausfrau = wife
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| Heinrich Sidler burial or 26 Oct 1730 or 10 January 1731 film 8014328 page 401 abt 68 years old |
Two possible burials for Heinrich Sidler zu Ottenbach 1730-1731.
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| Sidler Hegetschweiler Temple Record Book by Julius Billeter page 23 |
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| Heinrich as a child. Sidler and Hegetschweiler Temple Record Book by Julius Billeter page 18 |