Oestreich (organ building family)

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The Oestreich family from Oberbimbach and Bachrain was a Hessian family of organ builders who worked for five generations in Hesse, Franconia, Thuringia, Westphalia, and most recently in the USA.

origin

Their immediate ancestors were Michael Oestreich (* around 1650 in Kämmerzell , † 1717 in Oberbimbach) and his son Conrad (* 1681 in Kämmerzell, † 1737 in Oberbimbach). Conrad's son Jost was the family's first organ builder.

Trunk line

  1. Jost (Jodocus) Oestreich (* 1715 in Oberbimbach, † December 16, 1790 ibid)
    1. Johann-Markus Oestreich (born April 25, 1738 in Oberbimbach, † August 21, 1833 ibid)
      1. Johann Georg Oestreich (* February 2, 1770 in Oberbimbach, † February 28, 1858 ibid)
        1. Adam Joseph Oestreich (* after January 4, 1799 in Oberbimbach, † July 5, 1843 ibid)
          1. Emil Michael Oestreich (* 1832 in Oberbimbach, † 1857 ibid)
          2. (Johann Georg) Maximilian / Max Oestreich (* 1834 in Oberbimbach, † after 1872 in the USA)
          3. Maurus / Morris Oestreich (January 15, 1836 in Oberbimbach, † August 13, 1912 in St. Clair (Pennsylvania) , USA)
          4. Damian / Daniel Oestreich (born October 5, 1843 in Oberbimbach, † 1913 in Ashland (Pennsylvania) , USA)
        2. Michael Oestreich (born June 23, 1802 in Oberbimbach, † February 4, 1838 in Dringenberg )
        3. Augustin Oestreich (born December 1, 1807 in Oberbimbach, † after 1855 in Ashland (Pennsylvania), USA)
      2. Johann Adam Oestreich (born February 15, 1776 in Oberbimbach, † May 16, 1865 in Bachrain)
        1. Constantin Oestreich (born March 3, 1808 in Oberbimbach, † May 29, 1864 in Marburg )
        2. Josef Oestreich (born March 14, 1817, † March 1, 1870 in Bachrain)
          1. Wilhelm Oestreich (born July 28, 1848 in Bachrain, † February 8, 1929 in Künzell-Bachrain)

literature

  • Gottfried Rehm : The organ builder family Oestreich. In: Acta Organologica . Volume 7, 1973, pp. 37-66.
  • Gottfried Rehm: Contributions to the history of the organ building family Oestreich. In: Acta Organologica . Volume 21, 1990, pp. 55-99.
  • Gottfried Rehm: Musikantenleben. Contributions to the music history of Fulda and the Rhön in the 18th and 19th centuries. Fulda History Association, Parzeller, Fulda 1997, ISBN 3-7900-0282-8 .

Web links

Footnotes / individual references

  1. ↑ Chronicle. January 16, 2013, accessed November 29, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Founded the Oberbimbach branch.
  3. ↑ a b c Emigrated to the USA in 1855.
  4. ↑ Emigrated to the USA in 1859.
  5. ↑ Founded the Bachrain branch.