Source of his birth information: Manfred Ruettgers. Source of the other information: Records of St. Martin and St. Severus Catholic Church in Muenstermaifeld.
His baptismal sponsors were Heinrich, the son of Johann Kloeckner, and Lucie Ackermann.
He was a baptismal sponsor in 1729 for Maria Katharine, the daughter of Anton Muesch and Eva Katharine Huenthen of Muenstermaifeld.