Johann Bleyer

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Tomb in Johanngeorgenstadt

Johann Bleyer (* April 1639 in Platten ; † June 15, 1722 in Johanngeorgenstadt ) was a German local politician and member of the state parliament.

Life

He was the son of Michael Bleyer, a metalworker from Neudek , and his wife Ursula nee. Löbel, daughter of councilor Abraham Löbel. His uncle was the glassworks owner Christoph Löbel .

Bleyer was initially a scribe for Hammerherrn Caspar Wittich in Wittigsthal in the Ore Mountains . Like his father, he then worked as a sheet metal master in Wittigsthal. After Johanngeorgenstadt was founded as an exile town in 1654 , he acquired citizenship there in 1657, was elected city judge and as an assessor in the city council. In 1665 he bought his parents' house in Johanngeorgenstadt. In 1687 he participated as a member of the Saxon state parliament . For several years he worked as mayor in Johanngeorgenstadt, around 1720/21. In 1721 his wedding anniversary took place in the local town hall. At that time, Bleyer was the oldest living person in Johanngeorgenstadt and had seen 11 children, 50 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren, 52 of whom were still alive.

Johan Bleyer was buried on June 18, 1722. His grave slab is still in place in the Johanngeorgenstadt cemetery today. Its preservation and restoration is thanks to local researcher Kurt Burkhardt.

family

In 1664 he married Maria Hammerdörffer (1644–1723), the daughter of Gabriel Hammerdörffer , who in turn was his great cousin. He had the following children with her:

  • Anna Elisabeth (1665-1714); ⚭ 1686 in Johanngeorgenstadt Johann Weigel
  • Maria Rosina (1666-1744); ⚭ 1691 in Johanngeorgenstadt Johann Heinrich Preiß
  • Anna Maria
  • Johann, sheet metal master
  • Johann Christoph, gold worker
  • Johann Ernst
  • Johann Friedrich
  • Johann Heinrich
  • Mary Magdalene

literature

  • Johann Christian Engelschall : Description of the exiles and mountain town Johanngeorgenstadt , Lanckisch and Kircheisen publishing house, Leipzig 1723, pp. 87-88

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ His baptism is not recorded in the local church book
personal data
SURNAME Bleyer, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German local politician and member of the state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH baptized April 1639
PLACE OF BIRTH plates
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 1722
Place of death Johanngeorgenstadt