William Spangenberg1

M, #6375, b. circa 1765
     William Spangenberg was born circa 1765 at Germany.2 He married Magadeline Mayer, daughter of Andre Mayer and Marie Anne Stelly, on 18 June 1791.1 He was listed as a son-in-law in the succession of Andre Mayer in January 1818 at St. Landry Parish Courthouse, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.1

Child of William Spangenberg and Magadeline Mayer

Citations

  1. [S100] SWLR - St. Landry Parish Courthouse, MAYER, Andre widr. of Marianne STELLY Children; Victoire m. Frederic MILLER; Francoise m. Jean MILLER; Magdaleine m. William SPANGENBERG; d. Jean Baptiste m. Dorothee EMOND; Alexis; George; Michel; Cesaire m. Louis GUILBERT; Andre; Carmelite. Succ. dated: Jan. 1818 (Opel. Ct.Hse.: Succ.#96).
  2. [S2] SWLR - St. Landry Catholic Church, BERGERON, Lucien - native of la fausse Riviere (minor son of Joseph & Clemence EMOND - natives of la pointe couppee & inhabitants of this parish) m. 5 Jan. 1815 Magdelaine Guillaume SPARGENBERG - native of Jean Baptiste [parish on the Mississippi] (minor daughter of Guillaume - originally from Germany & Magdelaine MAYRE - native of St. Jean Baptiste of the Mississippi - and inhabitants of this parish) Wits: William HARGROEDER, Nemesie BOSSIE, Andre MARGS [MARKS]. Note: The above five marriages [Michel BIHM to Eugenie LEJEUNE, Donatien GUILLORY to Selesie FONTENOT, Thomas CORTINES to Maria ESTEPHANIO dite Pene, Louis CARRIERE to Celestine DOUCET, and Lucien BERGERON to Magdelaine Guillaume SPARGENBERG] were celebrated during Advent due to the war and the immediate departure of the militia leaving from here on the 4th January 1815. [a former church law usually prohibited church marriages during the Advent season (four weeks prior to Christmas)] Fr. Michel Bernard BARRIERE (Opel. Ch.: v.1-A, p.263, #4).