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The Fortmann family

This page brings together the people recorded with the Fortmann surname in the current collection. Their biographies and family connections below are drawn from the sources attached to each profile. The history will grow as additional records are checked.

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Johann Berend Fortmann

The OGF compiled entry records Johann Berend Fortmann’s birth in Grüppenbühren on August 19, 1801 and baptism at Ganderkesee on August 22. It records his marriage to Mette Margarete Blankemeyer on November 29, 1831 and identifies Adelheid Gesine as their daughter.

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Alke Margrete Fortmann

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Alke Margrete Fortmann as born October 12, 1832 in Grüppenbühren, Ganderkesee, Oldenburg, Germany. It identifies Johann Berend Fortmann and Mette Margarete Blankemeyer as the parents.

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Adelheid Gesine Fortmann

The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s database records Adelheid Gesine Fortmann’s birth in Grüppenbühren on August 30, 1844 and baptism at Ganderkesee on September 22. Its 1869 marriage transcription names her parents as Johann Berend Fortmann and Mette Margarethe Blankemeyer.

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  1. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Johann Berend Fortmann Open external record Compiled genealogy Baptism Gks. KB 07, T.1801/088, p.508, entry 88 (S15694); marriage Gks. KB 13, H.1831/38, p.26, entry 38 (S20252); burial Gks. KB 20, B.1875/092, p.178, entry 92 (S15695). This is a compiled genealogy with parish references; the original German register image has not been inspected.
  2. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Alke Margrete Fortmann Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I14534. Personal reference Gks.1832/142; S15698: (Gks. KB 08, #T.1832/142, T.1832/142, pp.346, pos142).; S20252: (Gks. KB 13, #H.1831/38, H.1831/38, pp.26, pos38).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  3. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Mette Cathrine Fortmann Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I14535. Personal reference Gks.1835/044; S15699: (Gks. KB 08, #T.1835/044, T.1835/044, pp.421, pos44).; S20252: (Gks. KB 13, #H.1831/38, H.1831/38, pp.26, pos38).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  4. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Christian Berend Fortmann Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I14536. Personal reference Gks.1837/187; S15700: (Gks. KB 08, #T.1837/187, T.1837/187, pp.498, pos187).; S20252: (Gks. KB 13, #H.1831/38, H.1831/38, pp.26, pos38).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  5. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Heinke Fortmann Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I14537. Personal reference Gks.1841/025; S15701: (Gks. KB 08, #T.1841/025, T.1841/025, pp.598, pos25).; S20252: (Gks. KB 13, #H.1831/38, H.1831/38, pp.26, pos38).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  6. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Adelheid Gesine Fortmann Open external record Compiled genealogy Baptism Gks. KB 08, T.1844/127, p.698, entry 127 (S2549); marriage Gks. KB 14, H.1869/09, p.104, entry 9 (S21060). The death/burial entry cites Find a Grave memorial 71212123 (S6148), which was not independently inspected in this pass. This is a compiled genealogy with parish references; the original German register image has not been inspected.
  7. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Anna Margrete Fortmann Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I14539. Personal reference Gks.1849/072; S15704: (Gks. KB 08, #T.1849/072, T.1849/072, pp.833, pos72).; S20252: (Gks. KB 13, #H.1831/38, H.1831/38, pp.26, pos38).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  8. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Hermann Hinrich Fortmann Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I14540. Personal reference Gks.1852/061; S15705: (Gks. KB 08, #T.1852/061, T.1852/061, pp.914, pos61).; S20252: (Gks. KB 13, #H.1831/38, H.1831/38, pp.26, pos38).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  9. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Unnamed Fortmann son (buried 1847) Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I14538. Personal reference Gks.1847/157; S15702: (Gks. KB 19, #B.1847/185, B.1847/185, pp.291, pos185).; S20252: (Gks. KB 13, #H.1831/38, H.1831/38, pp.26, pos38).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
  10. Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Unnamed Fortmann son (buried 1855) Open external record Compiled genealogy OGF person I14541. Personal reference Gks.1855/140; S15706: (Gks. KB 19, #B.1855/109, B.1855/109, pp.400, pos109).; S20252: (Gks. KB 13, #H.1831/38, H.1831/38, pp.26, pos38).. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
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