Name Maria Lammerhirt | ||
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Children Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Christoph Bach Grandchildren Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Great grandchildren Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, Johann Adam, Johann Sebastian, Anna Carolina Philippina Similar People Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Ambrosius Bach, Maria Barbara Bach, Johann Gottfried Bernhard, Gottfried Heinrich Bach Born 24 February 1644 (age 50), Erfurt Died 1 May 1694 (aged 50), Eisenach | ||
How Johann Sebastian Became One of the Greatest Composers of all Time || Biography
Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt (February 24, 1644, Erfurt – May 1, 1694, Eisenach) was the mother of Johann Sebastian Bach.
She was a daughter of Valentin Lämmerhirt (or Lemmerhirt), a furrier and coachman in Erfurt. On 8 April 1668, she married her friend since childhood, Johann Ambrosius Bach. The couple left Erfurt in 1671 and settled in Eisenach, where in 1685 their eighth son, Johann Sebastian Bach, was born.
Her half-sister Martha Dorothea was the mother of composer and lexicographer Johann Gottfried Walther, who became a friend of Johann Sebastian.
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