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No I do not have a website, but you can reach me @
vorthman(a)mwci.net..
My ggrandmother was Anna Marie Sophie Kastens, born feb 15, 1827 in Wachendorf, married
to Johan Albert Vorthmann also of Wachendorf on July 2, 1858. Anna died on October 13,
1906. My wife and I have visited the church at Heiliginfelde several times, and if fact
spent several days going through the church books. We recorded anything of interest to us
on paper and also with a vidio camera, but have not taken the time to really go through it
since we returned several years ago. Anna's father was Johan Peder Castens, and her
mother was Rebecke Adelheid Severs.
I also have a gggggrandmother Sophia Dorothia Castens who was born abt 1740. She was
married to Dirk Renig Meyer.
An interenting sidelight, when Anna's daughter Sophie died without any decendents she
left her money to restore the church back to the way it was when it was originally built.
I am sure that our Kantens are related as Wachendorf only has about 6-10 houses and there
can't be that many Kastens families there.