Royal Saxon Head Forester and guide For Napoleon Bonaparte
Johann Anton Heink was born on May 5, 1779 in Jauernick, Silesia, Prussia (now part of Saxony, Germany). His parents were Joseph Anton Franz Heink (a Catholic schoolmaster born in Pfaffendorf) and Franzika Antonie Rimpler. He also had a step-mother named Anna Rosina Kretschmar. Johann married Maria Magdalena Berger on November 24, 1812 at the Monastery Church of Marienstern. The officiant was Valentin Wilhelm. Magdalena was the daughter of Joseph Bernard Berger, owner of a stage coach station and innkeeper of Nucknitz and later Panschwitz, and Catharina Kutschank. The Heinks had one child named Felix August Heink. Johann was a schoolmaster, worked for Count Marcolini, and then head forester for the King of Saxony. At one point, around 1812, Johann was a guide for Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon requested a mounted hunter familiar with the area. Johann's task was to ride directly behind him when he was surveying the area. Napoloeon stayed at the Marcolini Palais in Dresden-Friedrichstadt while French troops camped on the grounds of Johann's Hegereiterhaus (or forester's house) by the Ostra Preserve. After the occupation, Johann had to use much of his own money to restore and maintain the property. To supplement their income Johnann wrote books about hunting and Napoleon, and his wife was given permission by the king to sell beer. Johann died from old age at his home on March 23, 1869.
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More information:
1) Johann was related to Peter Franz Longinus (1613-1675). Peter was the former cathedral dean of Bautzen. Currently, it is not known how they are related.
2) Johann's father, Joseph Anton Francisco Heink, was born in Pfaffendorf (today Rudzica) near Lauban in 1745. He was the youngest son of a local school master. Joseph was able to attend the Catholic Cathedral School in Bautzen due to his relative, Peter Franz Longinus. In 1763, he was an assistant teacher in Hennersdorf (now Henrykow Lubanski). Then he moved to Jauernick were he taught at a local school for many years.
3) Johann had nine siblings (3 of them died young) and 4 half-sisters. Some of his parents' children were Bernhard (a Catholic priest and teacher for the Eichendorff family of Lubowitz), Carl Jacob Wenzel, Johann Felix (secretary at the Marienstern Convent) , Johanna Theresia (Mrs. Carl August Heidrich), and Josepha Antonia.
4) Books that Johann wrote: a) "Praktische Bemerkungen über die kleine Jagd...". Published in 1827. b) "Denkwürdige Momente aus Napoleon's Aufenthalte in Sachsen". Published in 1860.
5) Johann's death notice (March 26, 1869 Dresdner Anzeigen Newspaper; Page 12):
"Yesterday Morning at 7:45 AM passed away peacefully my beloved father...JOHANN ANTON HEINK...Royal Saxon Head Forester...in his almost completed 90th year of life...Dresden, 25 March 1869...Heink, Government Councilman...(Regierungsrath)...The funeral will take place on Saturday, 3 PM starting from the Mourning House (chapel), at the Forsthaus (foresters house), in Friedrichstadt."
6) It appears, from Johann and Maria Berger Heink's burial records, that iron rails surrounded their graves. They no longer exist. The plot belonged to the Herlitzin family from 1955 to 2002. After 30 years, graves are removed to make room for new ones.
Johann Anton Heink was born on May 5, 1779 in Jauernick, Silesia, Prussia (now part of Saxony, Germany). His parents were Joseph Anton Franz Heink (a Catholic schoolmaster born in Pfaffendorf) and Franzika Antonie Rimpler. He also had a step-mother named Anna Rosina Kretschmar. Johann married Maria Magdalena Berger on November 24, 1812 at the Monastery Church of Marienstern. The officiant was Valentin Wilhelm. Magdalena was the daughter of Joseph Bernard Berger, owner of a stage coach station and innkeeper of Nucknitz and later Panschwitz, and Catharina Kutschank. The Heinks had one child named Felix August Heink. Johann was a schoolmaster, worked for Count Marcolini, and then head forester for the King of Saxony. At one point, around 1812, Johann was a guide for Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon requested a mounted hunter familiar with the area. Johann's task was to ride directly behind him when he was surveying the area. Napoloeon stayed at the Marcolini Palais in Dresden-Friedrichstadt while French troops camped on the grounds of Johann's Hegereiterhaus (or forester's house) by the Ostra Preserve. After the occupation, Johann had to use much of his own money to restore and maintain the property. To supplement their income Johnann wrote books about hunting and Napoleon, and his wife was given permission by the king to sell beer. Johann died from old age at his home on March 23, 1869.
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More information:
1) Johann was related to Peter Franz Longinus (1613-1675). Peter was the former cathedral dean of Bautzen. Currently, it is not known how they are related.
2) Johann's father, Joseph Anton Francisco Heink, was born in Pfaffendorf (today Rudzica) near Lauban in 1745. He was the youngest son of a local school master. Joseph was able to attend the Catholic Cathedral School in Bautzen due to his relative, Peter Franz Longinus. In 1763, he was an assistant teacher in Hennersdorf (now Henrykow Lubanski). Then he moved to Jauernick were he taught at a local school for many years.
3) Johann had nine siblings (3 of them died young) and 4 half-sisters. Some of his parents' children were Bernhard (a Catholic priest and teacher for the Eichendorff family of Lubowitz), Carl Jacob Wenzel, Johann Felix (secretary at the Marienstern Convent) , Johanna Theresia (Mrs. Carl August Heidrich), and Josepha Antonia.
4) Books that Johann wrote: a) "Praktische Bemerkungen über die kleine Jagd...". Published in 1827. b) "Denkwürdige Momente aus Napoleon's Aufenthalte in Sachsen". Published in 1860.
5) Johann's death notice (March 26, 1869 Dresdner Anzeigen Newspaper; Page 12):
"Yesterday Morning at 7:45 AM passed away peacefully my beloved father...JOHANN ANTON HEINK...Royal Saxon Head Forester...in his almost completed 90th year of life...Dresden, 25 March 1869...Heink, Government Councilman...(Regierungsrath)...The funeral will take place on Saturday, 3 PM starting from the Mourning House (chapel), at the Forsthaus (foresters house), in Friedrichstadt."
6) It appears, from Johann and Maria Berger Heink's burial records, that iron rails surrounded their graves. They no longer exist. The plot belonged to the Herlitzin family from 1955 to 2002. After 30 years, graves are removed to make room for new ones.
Royal Saxon Head Forester and guide For Napoleon Bonaparte
Johann Anton Heink was born on May 5, 1779 in Jauernick, Silesia, Prussia (now part of Saxony, Germany). His parents were Joseph Anton Franz Heink (a Catholic schoolmaster born in Pfaffendorf) and Franzika Antonie Rimpler. He also had a step-mother named Anna Rosina Kretschmar. Johann married Maria Magdalena Berger on November 24, 1812 at the Monastery Church of Marienstern. The officiant was Valentin Wilhelm. Magdalena was the daughter of Joseph Bernard Berger, owner of a stage coach station and innkeeper of Nucknitz and later Panschwitz, and Catharina Kutschank. The Heinks had one child named Felix August Heink. Johann was a schoolmaster, worked for Count Marcolini, and then head forester for the King of Saxony. At one point, around 1812, Johann was a guide for Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon requested a mounted hunter familiar with the area. Johann's task was to ride directly behind him when he was surveying the area. Napoloeon stayed at the Marcolini Palais in Dresden-Friedrichstadt while French troops camped on the grounds of Johann's Hegereiterhaus (or forester's house) by the Ostra Preserve. After the occupation, Johann had to use much of his own money to restore and maintain the property. To supplement their income Johnann wrote books about hunting and Napoleon, and his wife was given permission by the king to sell beer. Johann died from old age at his home on March 23, 1869.
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More information:
1) Johann was related to Peter Franz Longinus (1613-1675). Peter was the former cathedral dean of Bautzen. Currently, it is not known how they are related.
2) Johann's father, Joseph Anton Francisco Heink, was born in Pfaffendorf (today Rudzica) near Lauban in 1745. He was the youngest son of a local school master. Joseph was able to attend the Catholic Cathedral School in Bautzen due to his relative, Peter Franz Longinus. In 1763, he was an assistant teacher in Hennersdorf (now Henrykow Lubanski). Then he moved to Jauernick were he taught at a local school for many years.
3) Johann had nine siblings (3 of them died young) and 4 half-sisters. Some of his parents' children were Bernhard (a Catholic priest and teacher for the Eichendorff family of Lubowitz), Carl Jacob Wenzel, Johann Felix (secretary at the Marienstern Convent) , Johanna Theresia (Mrs. Carl August Heidrich), and Josepha Antonia.
4) Books that Johann wrote: a) "Praktische Bemerkungen über die kleine Jagd...". Published in 1827. b) "Denkwürdige Momente aus Napoleon's Aufenthalte in Sachsen". Published in 1860.
5) Johann's death notice (March 26, 1869 Dresdner Anzeigen Newspaper; Page 12):
"Yesterday Morning at 7:45 AM passed away peacefully my beloved father...JOHANN ANTON HEINK...Royal Saxon Head Forester...in his almost completed 90th year of life...Dresden, 25 March 1869...Heink, Government Councilman...(Regierungsrath)...The funeral will take place on Saturday, 3 PM starting from the Mourning House (chapel), at the Forsthaus (foresters house), in Friedrichstadt."
6) It appears, from Johann and Maria Berger Heink's burial records, that iron rails surrounded their graves. They no longer exist. The plot belonged to the Herlitzin family from 1955 to 2002. After 30 years, graves are removed to make room for new ones.
Johann Anton Heink was born on May 5, 1779 in Jauernick, Silesia, Prussia (now part of Saxony, Germany). His parents were Joseph Anton Franz Heink (a Catholic schoolmaster born in Pfaffendorf) and Franzika Antonie Rimpler. He also had a step-mother named Anna Rosina Kretschmar. Johann married Maria Magdalena Berger on November 24, 1812 at the Monastery Church of Marienstern. The officiant was Valentin Wilhelm. Magdalena was the daughter of Joseph Bernard Berger, owner of a stage coach station and innkeeper of Nucknitz and later Panschwitz, and Catharina Kutschank. The Heinks had one child named Felix August Heink. Johann was a schoolmaster, worked for Count Marcolini, and then head forester for the King of Saxony. At one point, around 1812, Johann was a guide for Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon requested a mounted hunter familiar with the area. Johann's task was to ride directly behind him when he was surveying the area. Napoloeon stayed at the Marcolini Palais in Dresden-Friedrichstadt while French troops camped on the grounds of Johann's Hegereiterhaus (or forester's house) by the Ostra Preserve. After the occupation, Johann had to use much of his own money to restore and maintain the property. To supplement their income Johnann wrote books about hunting and Napoleon, and his wife was given permission by the king to sell beer. Johann died from old age at his home on March 23, 1869.
**********************************
More information:
1) Johann was related to Peter Franz Longinus (1613-1675). Peter was the former cathedral dean of Bautzen. Currently, it is not known how they are related.
2) Johann's father, Joseph Anton Francisco Heink, was born in Pfaffendorf (today Rudzica) near Lauban in 1745. He was the youngest son of a local school master. Joseph was able to attend the Catholic Cathedral School in Bautzen due to his relative, Peter Franz Longinus. In 1763, he was an assistant teacher in Hennersdorf (now Henrykow Lubanski). Then he moved to Jauernick were he taught at a local school for many years.
3) Johann had nine siblings (3 of them died young) and 4 half-sisters. Some of his parents' children were Bernhard (a Catholic priest and teacher for the Eichendorff family of Lubowitz), Carl Jacob Wenzel, Johann Felix (secretary at the Marienstern Convent) , Johanna Theresia (Mrs. Carl August Heidrich), and Josepha Antonia.
4) Books that Johann wrote: a) "Praktische Bemerkungen über die kleine Jagd...". Published in 1827. b) "Denkwürdige Momente aus Napoleon's Aufenthalte in Sachsen". Published in 1860.
5) Johann's death notice (March 26, 1869 Dresdner Anzeigen Newspaper; Page 12):
"Yesterday Morning at 7:45 AM passed away peacefully my beloved father...JOHANN ANTON HEINK...Royal Saxon Head Forester...in his almost completed 90th year of life...Dresden, 25 March 1869...Heink, Government Councilman...(Regierungsrath)...The funeral will take place on Saturday, 3 PM starting from the Mourning House (chapel), at the Forsthaus (foresters house), in Friedrichstadt."
6) It appears, from Johann and Maria Berger Heink's burial records, that iron rails surrounded their graves. They no longer exist. The plot belonged to the Herlitzin family from 1955 to 2002. After 30 years, graves are removed to make room for new ones.
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