Springer, Charles Christopher, 1592-1669
Dates
- Existence: 1592 - 1669
Biography
Charles Christopher Springer was a resident of Germany in the early 17th century.
Charles Christopher Springer (1592-1669) was born in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, the oldest surviving son of Christophe Springer and Elsie Amanda Wehrhahn. Charles married Karin in Germany in 1625. They had one child, Laurentuis (or Lorentz). His second marriage was to Alma Dorothea Jacobie (unknown year); they had a daughter, Christina, but Alma died in 1647. He then married a third woman, Lady Beata Salina, on October 15, 1654, in Stockholm, Sweden. They had 5 children: Elizabeth Ann, Charles Carl Christopher, Christopher, Baltzer, Jacob Christopher. Charles died on May 18, 1669, in Klara, Stockholm, Sweden, at the age of 77, and was buried in Klara Kyrkogård [churchyard, cemetery] in Stockholm. At the time of his death, Charles was the archives inspector of the Royal Exchequer and had apparently served the Swedish government for forty years; his wife, Beata, was the royal housekeeper for the dowager queen Hedvig Eleonora (widow of King Charles X) at Gripsholm Castle, and upon her death in December 1693, was buried in Gripsholm church in Mariefred.
Citation:
FamilySearch, accessed February 22, 2024 (Charles Christopher Springer, born 1592 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany; oldest surviving son of Christophe Springer and Elsie Amanda Wehrhahn; married Karin in 1625; married Lady Beata Salina October 15, 1654, in Stockholm, Sweden; 5 children: Elizabeth Ann, Charles Carl Christopher, Christopher, Baltzer, Jacob Christopher; died May 18, 1669, in Klara, Stockholm, Sweden, at age 77; buried in Stockholm, Sweden; at time of death, was archives inspector of Royal Exchequer, had served Swedish government forty years; wife, Beata, was royal housekeeper for dowager queen Hedvig Eleonora (widow of King Charles X) at Gripsholm Castle)FindaGrave, accessed February 22, 2024 (second wife Alma Dorothea Jacobie; died 1647; Charles buried in Klara Kyrkogård, Stockholm, Sweden)
https://m.interglot.com/sv/en/kyrkog%C3%A5rd, accessed February 22, 2024 (kyrkogård = cemetery, graveyard, churchyard)
Christopher Springer will, June 9, 1669 (son Laurentuis/Lorentz by first wife; daughter Christina by second wife; five children from third marriage, to Beata Salina: Elizabeth, then 14 years old; Carl, 11 years; Christopher, 8; Baltzer, 5; and Jacob, 1 year old)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Will of Charles Christopher Springer
Contains a photocopied transcription from "American Families: Genealogical and Heraldic," 49 E 34- G.S., page 209, titled, "Will of Christopher Springer." The biographical account discusses the Springer family in Europe and North America, stating that the actions of the Orphans Court as stated in the will are dated June 9, 1669, three weeks after Christopher's death. Originally published by the American Historical Society in the 1920s.