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Maria Dorothea Carl

Bad Berleburg, 31 Jul 1716 – Schleswig, 31 Dec 1792

5 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born31 Jul 1716, Bad Berleburgnot verified1 source
  • Died31 Dec 1792, Schleswignot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 31 Jul 1716

    Born in Bad Berleburg

  2. 5 Aug 1737

    A son is born

  3. 31 Dec 1792

    Dies in Schleswig, aged 76

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Bad Berleburg.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1710s · Maria is born in Bad Berleburg

In the news1717

Compulsory education introduced in Prussia

Prussia introduced compulsory education for children between the ages of five and twelve.

Getting around

Slow Pace of Mail Coach Travel

Travel by mail coach was slow, moving at a walking pace of about 4-5 km/h. A journey from Nuremberg to Leipzig covered roughly 70 hours, and to Regensburg about 20 hours.

At the table

Simple meals of porridge, soup, and stew

Ordinary families commonly consumed grain-based porridges and soups for breakfast and dinner, while a hearty stew served as the main midday meal. Meat was expensive, so many households reserved it for special occasions like a Sunday roast.

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.In Europe · 1700–1721

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.

Imonoz · CC BY-SA 4.0

What people wore

Practical Working Clothing and Headwear

Maids wore practical working clothes like shorter skirts, loose bodices, and aprons to move freely while doing heavy chores, while women of all statuses typically wore hair caps for protection and fashion.

Music

Fiddlers earned Nickelgrosken at village celebrations

Fiddlers were central to village life and were paid for their services at weddings and parties with small coins known as Nickelgrosken.

Daily life

Lighting, Cooking, and Water Access

Lighting was limited to pine torches, tallow candles, or oil lamps, while cooking was done over an open fire or in masonry hearths with a wide chimney hood to collect smoke. Water was typically obtained from community pump wells.