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Family Tree of the Cabos Family

This page shows the genealogical connections of the Cabos family across three generations, from the marriage of Laurens Cabos and Marie Rey in 1729 to the birth of the last child Charles Emmanuel in 1793.

Generational Overview

graph TD
    A["👨 Laurens Cabos<br/>Kaufmann<br/>Caussade"] --> H1["💒 Hochzeit<br/>14. Juli 1729<br/>Caussade"]
    B["👩 Marie Rey<br/>Caussade"] --> H1

    H1 --> S0["👤 ??? Cabos<br/>vor 1737-?<br/>älterer Bruder?"]
    H1 --> C["👤 Etienne Cabos<br/>1737-1808<br/>⭐ Caussade 🪦 Berlin"]
    H1 --> S1["👦 Jean Cabos<br/>~1730-1796<br/>⭐🪦 Caussade"]
    H1 --> S2["👦 Pierre Cabos<br/>1740-?<br/>⭐ Caussade"]

    C --> H2["💒 Hochzeit<br/>16. Juli 1772<br/>Stettin"]
    D["👩 Maria Justine Siercken<br/>1754-1810<br/>⭐ Templin 🪦 Charlottenburg"] --> H2

    H2 --> E1["👦 Johann Carl Abraham<br/>1772<br/>⭐ Stettin"]
    H2 --> E2["👦 Friedrich Ludwig<br/>1774<br/>⭐ Stettin<br/>später Hamburg & Königsberg"]
    H2 --> E3["👦 Franz Alexander<br/>1776<br/>⭐ Stettin"]
    H2 --> E4["👧 Henriette Charlotte<br/>1777<br/>⭐ Stettin"]
    H2 --> E5["👧 Marie Christine<br/>~1779-1784 †<br/>⭐ Stettin 🪦 Rotterdam"]
    H2 --> E6["👧 Justine<br/>1780-1782 †<br/>⭐🪦 Rotterdam"]
    H2 --> E7["👦 Etienne<br/>1783-1852<br/>⭐ Le Havre 🪦 Anklam"]
    H2 --> E8["👧 Anne Elisabeth<br/>1785-1866<br/>⭐ Rotterdam 🪦 Groß Jehser"]
    H2 --> E9["👦 Charles Emmanuel<br/>1793-1852<br/>⭐ Berlin 🪦 Lippehne"]

    E8 --> H3["💒 Hochzeit<br/>1807<br/>Charlottenburg"]
    F["👨 August Friedrich<br/>Ferdinand Pohle<br/>Stadtchirurg"] --> H3

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Legend: - ⭐ = Place of birth - 🪦 = Place of death - 💒 = Marriage (separate node) - † = died young - Brown = Etienne Cabos (main person) - Blue = Siblings of Etienne - Gray dashed = Unconfirmed/presumed - Red = Died in childhood - Yellow = Marriage nodes

Family Members in Detail

Generation I: The Parents of Etienne

👨 Laurens Cabos

  • Occupation: Merchant
  • Residence: Caussade, France (Quercy)
  • Marriage: July 14, 1729 with Marie Rey
  • Religion: Protestant (Huguenot), married in Catholic ceremony
  • Social Status: Respected bourgeoisie

→ Marriage document 1729

👩 Marie Rey

  • Origin: Caussade, France
  • Marriage: July 14, 1729
  • Religion: Protestant (Huguenot)

Generation II: The Sons of Laurens and Marie

👤 ??? Cabos (before 1737 - ?)

  • Birth: before 1737 (presumably)
  • Status: Unconfirmed
  • Note: The Bulletin 1907 claims Etienne's "older brother" was executed in Caussade. Neither Jean nor Pierre can be this brother. If the claim is true, there must have been a fourth, older brother.

Research Needed

The existence of this brother is not documented by primary sources.

👤 Etienne Cabos (1737-1808)

  • Birth: July 9, 1737 in Caussade, France
  • Baptism: July 10, 1737
  • Death: May 29, 1808 in Berlin, Prussia (stroke, 71 years)
  • Marriage: July 16, 1772 in Stettin with Maria Justine Siercken
  • Occupation: Soldier (Grenadier Battalion von Arnim), later fancy goods merchant, then dentist
  • Life Stations:
    • 1737-1757: Caussade (childhood)
    • 1757-1780: Stettin (military service, marriage)
    • 1780-1792: Rotterdam (merchant)
    • 1792-1808: Berlin/Halle (dentist)

Significant Events: - 1778-1779: Participation in the War of the Bavarian Succession ("Potato War") - 1780: Citizenship in Rotterdam - 1792: Financial bankruptcy, relocation to Prussia - 1793: New beginning as dentist in Berlin

→ Baptism certificate 1737 | → Death certificate 1808

👦 Jean Cabos (~1730-1796)

  • Birth: ca. 1730 (estimated)
  • Death: November 4, 1796 in Caussade
  • Marriage: February 3/8, 1760 with Jeanne Fournier
  • Religion: Protestant (wedding "au Désert" by Pastor Lafond)
  • Special Note: Remained in Caussade, died there peacefully during the French Revolution

Not the Executed Brother

The death certificate from 1796 proves that Jean was not executed.

→ Marriage document 1760

👦 Pierre Cabos (1740-?)

  • Birth: November 1, 1740 in Caussade
  • Baptism: November 1, 1740
  • Parents: Laurens Cabos and Marie Rey
  • Special Note: Younger brother of Etienne (3 years younger)

Not the Older Brother

Pierre was born in 1740, so 3 years after Etienne - he cannot be the "older executed brother" from the Bulletin 1907.

→ Baptism document 1740

Etienne and Maria Justine

👩 Maria Justine Siercken (1754-1810)

  • Birth: January 28, 1754 in Templin, Prussia
  • Death: September 10, 1810 in Charlottenburg (dysentery, 56 years)
  • Father: Town musician in Templin
  • Marriage: July 16, 1772 (at 18 years old)
  • Children: 9 children (1772-1793)
  • Life Stations: Templin → Stettin → Rotterdam → Berlin/Charlottenburg
  • Special Note: In death entry described as "separirte" (living separately)

→ Marriage certificate 1772 | → Death certificate 1810

Generation III: The Children

Born in Stettin (1772-1779)

👦 Johann Carl Abraham (1772)
  • Birth: November 29, 1772
  • Baptism: December 3, 1772
  • Special Note: First child, only 4 months after the wedding

Name Discrepancy in Church Records

In the baptism entry, the mother is referred to as "Christine Siegrigen". This is most likely a misspelling of "Justine Siercken" (Maria Justine Siercken). Such phonetic misspellings were common in handwritten church records, especially with unusual names. The temporal context (4 months after the marriage of Etienne and Maria Justine) and the fact that all later children are clearly documented as children of Maria Justine Siercken confirm the identity.

→ To document

👦 Friedrich Ludwig Abraham Isaac (1774)
  • Birth: April 27, 1774
  • Later Life:
    • March 28, 1806: Citizen in Hamburg
    • May 4, 1806: Marriage with Anna Monica Jacobsen (Hamburger Michel)
    • Later moved to Königsberg
  • Godparents: Major von Wrangel, Major von Arnim, Fräulein von Zarkow

→ To document

👦 Franz Alexander George Carl (1776)
  • Birth: January 29, 1776

→ To document

👧 Henriette Charlotte Sophie (1777)
  • Birth: December 29, 1777
  • Special Note: First daughter
  • Godparents: Frau Lieutenant von Braunschweig (née von Wedel), Frau Hauptmann von Schwerin

→ To document

👧 Marie Christine (~1779-1784) †
  • Birth: ca. 1779 in Stettin
  • Death: June 1784 in Rotterdam
  • Age at Death: 5 1/4 years
  • Residence at Death: Vissersdijk (fancy goods store)

→ To document

Born in Rotterdam (1780-1785)

👧 Justine (1780-1782) †
  • Birth: September 4, 1780
  • Baptism: September 13, 1780 (Walloon church)
  • Death: September 12, 1782
  • Age at Death: just under 2 years

→ Baptism | → Burial

👦 Etienne (1783-1852)
  • Birth: April 19, 1783 on a journey from Le Havre to Rotterdam
  • Baptism: April 26, 1783 in Rotterdam
  • Death: May 17, 1852 in Anklam
  • Special Note: Named after the father, extraordinary place of birth

→ To document

👧 Anne Elisabeth (1785-1866)
  • Birth: September 12, 1785
  • Baptism: September 25, 1785 (Walloon church)
  • Marriage: August 16, 1807 in Charlottenburg
  • Husband: August Friedrich Ferdinand Pohle (town surgeon)
  • Death: December 21, 1866 in Groß Jehser, Brandenburg
  • Burial: December 24, 1866
  • Special Note: Last child born in Rotterdam, only child with complete documentation

→ Baptism Rotterdam | → Marriage & Death

Born in Berlin (1793)

👦 Charles Emmanuel (1793-1852)
  • Birth: January 24, 1793 in Berlin
  • Baptism: February 1, 1793 (French Reformed Friedrichstadt Church)
  • Death: January 23, 1852 in Lippehne
  • Godparents:
    • Charles Emanuel Baron de Hoffstaedt (Privy Councillor)
    • Agnes Louise Amelie Palmie (née Rauch)
  • Special Note: Youngest child, high-ranking godparents, father noted as "Dentiste"

→ To document

Geographic Distribution of Births

pie title Geburten nach Ort
    "Stettin" : 5
    "Rotterdam" : 3
    "Berlin" : 1
Location Period Number of Children Survivors
Stettin 1772-1779 5 4 (Marie Christine † 1784)
Rotterdam 1780-1785 3 1 (Justine † 1782)
Berlin 1793 1 1
Total 9 at least 6

Child Mortality

Of the nine children of the Cabos family, at least two died in childhood:

Name Place of Birth Place of Death Age
Justine Rotterdam Rotterdam ca. 2 years
Marie Christine Stettin Rotterdam 5 1/4 years

The child mortality rate in the Cabos family (22% documented) corresponded approximately to the average of the time, when about one-third of all children died before their fifth birthday.

The Walloon Connection

All children born in Rotterdam were baptized in the Walloon (French Reformed) Church. These churches were traditional gathering places for French-speaking Protestants and Huguenots in the Netherlands.

In Berlin, Charles Emmanuel was also baptized in the French Reformed Friedrichstadt Church - a sign of the family's continuing Huguenot identity, even after three generations.

Social Mobility Through Godparentage

The godparents of the children demonstrate the family's remarkable social standing:

In Stettin (military period): - Major von Wrangel - Major von Arnim (company commander) - Frau Lieutenant von Braunschweig - Frau Hauptmann von Schwerin

In Berlin (as dentist): - Charles Emanuel Baron de Hoffstaedt (Privy Councillor) - Agnes Louise Amelie Palmie (née Rauch)

Despite humble origins as a soldier and merchant, Etienne Cabos succeeded in building connections to nobility and higher social circles.

Descendants Overview (PDF)

A complete graphical representation of the descendants of Etienne Cabos is available as a PDF document:

📄 Descendants of Etienne Cabos (1737-1808) (PDF)

This document shows the complete descendancy of Etienne Cabos and Maria Justine Siercken across multiple generations in compact form.

Further Information