Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameAlexander Krauss 
Spouses
Birthbefore 1680, Germany
Death22 December 1752, Montgomery County, PA2796
Memo(church burial records)
Marriage22 October 1698, Freinsheim, Germany2797
Marr Memo(Burgert)
My Comments notes for Anna Christina (Spouse 1)
The story of my Haas ancestors begins with Anna Christina -- merely a device my software uses since Hieronymous Haas was her second husband. Annette Burgert has logically deduced the important biographical details about Anna Christina, wife of our immigrant Haas ancestor, from various piecemeal facts. Her facts about events that took place in Germany are all from the records of the Freinsheim Lutheran Church and her facts about events that took place in America come from the records of the Augustus (Trappe) Lutheran Church.
• Germany. Alexander Krauss married Anna Christina 22 Oct 1698 and among the children they baptized were Valentin in 1701 and Niclas in 1705. The last baptism of children of this couple was Catharin in 1709.
• Germany. Hyeronimus Haas and wife Christina baptized son Johann Hennrich 15 Jul 1714.
• Pennsylvania. Hieronimus and Heinrich Haas, father and son, were among the founders and early members of Trappe Lutheran.
• Pennsylvania. Heinrich and Elisabeth Haas baptized son Hieronymous in 1750 and the sponsor was Christiana (Christina?), wife of Hieronymous Haas.
• Pennsylvania. Wife of Hieronymous Haas -- Christina I assume -- buried 22 Dec 1752.
• Pennsylvania. In 1754, Catharina Kraus, daughter of Nicolaus (and Eva Catherine) and granddaughter of Hieronymus Haas, confirmed, age 18.
So, Annette Burgert has deduced from the above and I agree with her, having found no discordant notes, that Alexander Krauss died not long after the birth of daughter Catharine in 1709, that Christina his widow married second Hieronymous Haas, bringing her children including Nicholas into that marriage -- so when Nicholas’ daughter Catherine was confirmed, she was said to be the granddaughter of Hieronymous.
I considered that perhaps Hieronymous had a daughter Eva Catherine who married Nicholas Krauss and therefore their daughter Catherine would indeed be the granddaughter of Hieronymous -- but the discordant note for that theory is that Hieronymous made no mention of Eva Catherine in his will.
Burgert’s theory also explains perhaps why Hieronymous only had one child (unusual in those days -- a.) Christina was a little older when he married her and b.) she brought several children into the marriage. It also may explain why the name Valentine crops up as a given name in the Haas family -- could the original Valentine Haas have been named after Valentine Krauss?
• Germany. Alexander Krauss married Anna Christina 22 Oct 1698 and among the children they baptized were Valentin in 1701 and Niclas in 1705. The last baptism of children of this couple was Catharin in 1709.
• Germany. Hyeronimus Haas and wife Christina baptized son Johann Hennrich 15 Jul 1714.
• Pennsylvania. Hieronimus and Heinrich Haas, father and son, were among the founders and early members of Trappe Lutheran.
• Pennsylvania. Heinrich and Elisabeth Haas baptized son Hieronymous in 1750 and the sponsor was Christiana (Christina?), wife of Hieronymous Haas.
• Pennsylvania. Wife of Hieronymous Haas -- Christina I assume -- buried 22 Dec 1752.
• Pennsylvania. In 1754, Catharina Kraus, daughter of Nicolaus (and Eva Catherine) and granddaughter of Hieronymus Haas, confirmed, age 18.
So, Annette Burgert has deduced from the above and I agree with her, having found no discordant notes, that Alexander Krauss died not long after the birth of daughter Catharine in 1709, that Christina his widow married second Hieronymous Haas, bringing her children including Nicholas into that marriage -- so when Nicholas’ daughter Catherine was confirmed, she was said to be the granddaughter of Hieronymous.
I considered that perhaps Hieronymous had a daughter Eva Catherine who married Nicholas Krauss and therefore their daughter Catherine would indeed be the granddaughter of Hieronymous -- but the discordant note for that theory is that Hieronymous made no mention of Eva Catherine in his will.
Burgert’s theory also explains perhaps why Hieronymous only had one child (unusual in those days -- a.) Christina was a little older when he married her and b.) she brought several children into the marriage. It also may explain why the name Valentine crops up as a given name in the Haas family -- could the original Valentine Haas have been named after Valentine Krauss?