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Martha Blumenstengel Luther – Much Younger Than Her Husband – 52 Ancestors #30
Entry #30 Martha Blumenstengel married into my Luther family, which I covered in entry #13 – Martin Luther – Yes, THAT Martin Luther. She was born in in Zeitz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, on 14 April 1587. Her parents were Jeremias Blumenstengel, alderman and mayor of Zeitz, and his wife. Martha Hellborn. Martha Blumenstengel was first married […]
Martin Luther – Yes, THAT Martin Luther – 52 Ancestors #13
Entry #13 This is where the genealogy bug originated for me. No, I am not saying that Martin Luther, the Reformer, was a great family historian. I am sure that he was far too consumed with thinking about the Church and God, and igniting the Protestant Reformation in Germany, to be a genealogist. What I […]