Tag: German Illegitimate Children

  • Why Are There So Many German Illegitimate Children (1700 and 1800s)?

    Why Are There So Many German Illegitimate Children (1700 and 1800s)?

    I was doing some genealogy research and was quite surprised to find that a great German grandfather and grandmother had eight children but their first child was born before they were married and the second right after. I know this family was also strongly religious. When doing your German genealogy research, it can be quite…