Sebastian Frantz Family Bible

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Maudie Mathys

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11/09/2003

Sebastian Frantz Family Bible

Sebastian Frantz (my 5th great-grandfather)was born 1732 in Wurtemburg, Germany. When he immigrated to the USA in 1752 he brought with him his German Bible. This was the first Bible in the Schoharie area, and he read it to the congregation until they could get a permanent minister. The family donated the Bible to the Old Stone Fort Museum, and it is in a glass display case there.

Date & Place: June 2001 at Old Stone Fort Museum in Schoharie County, New York United States

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Allan France

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01/16/2006

Do I as a direct decendent of Sebastian Frantz have a right to examine our family bible even though it is under glass in a museum?

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FriedrichR. Wollmershäuser

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10/28/2006

Hello, I just found the marriage entry of Sebastian Frantz. Does anyone know the current address of Mrs. Dorothy France who inquired for this in 1988, or is anyone else interested in learning the German origins of the family? Sincerely yours, Friedrich R. Wollmershäuser, Oberdischingen, Germany, [contact link].

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Maudie Mathys

Searching Burr,Davie,Frantz, Brayton,Mathys,McMartin,Smithers

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Beverley Sands

I am a descendent of Sabestian France. I just started genealogy search May of 2008.

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Karen Gaylord

I have been doing genealogy research for about 10 years. Love it!

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FriedrichR. Wollmershäuser

My name is Friedrich R. Wollmershäuser, and I have been a professional genealogist in Southwest Germany for 30 years.

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Allan France

I am a direct decendent of Sebastian Frantz and his son Henry Frantz. My full name is Allan Henry France (Frantz). I know that Sebastian's Family Bible exists at the Old Stone Fort Museum in Schoharie County New York. I need to find out who his mother & father were and if possible to go back even further in his family tree. The problem is that the museum won't let me read my own grandfather's bible.

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