[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #3251, Date of Import: 9 Apr 1996]
Originally Germanic, "Mulhausen in Elsass" was an imperial city which became a member of the Swiss Confederacy in 1515, and then became French in 1797. This area is now in the Dept. de Haut Rhin, France. He was a cellarman (Cooper) at Reihen, where he was first married in the Reformed Chrch on 25 Nov. 1651 to a Widow Anna Schneider, who died at Reihen on 8 Dec 1669. He had one son of this marriage: Hantz Leonhardt Edelmayer. Abraham was married a second time in the Reformed Church of Reihen on 24 May 1670 to Verena Hertizel. Children: 1. Hantz Leonhardt bapt 18 Dec 1653 m. 25 Feb 1679 to Anna Rupp d/o Hans. He was a Cellarman (cooper) at Reihen. He died 4 Jul 1726. They had 6 children. 2. Hantz Adam 3. Maria Elizabeth bapt 27 Apr 1672 d. 2 July 1672 Reihen 4. Hans Georg bapt 8 Jun 1673 5. Amandus Georg bapt. 16 Jan 1676 d. 2 May 1682 Reihen 6. Catharina bapt 26 Dec 1677 7. Johannes bapt 11 Jan 1680 8. Anna Margaretha bapt 23 Oct 1681 9. Amandeus bapt 22 Apr 1683 10 Anna Ester bapt 2 Jan 1685 d. 18 Jan 1687 Reihen 11 Hans Jonas bapt 6 Apr 1687 d. 26 Mar 1689 Reihen