Ancestors:
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Koch and Anna Dorothea Baum

The history of the Koch family is published in the current edition of Koch Connections 1839-1999. The Koch Committee have extensively researched the family and have documented 7000 descendants. However, some information did not make it to print.

Timothy Paul Koch

I am a direct descendant of Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Koch Jnr and his second marriage to Auguste Albertine Braunack. Johann is the second child of the original family to arrive in Australia in 1839. My family information is detailed on page 189 of Koch Connections.

Additional Information (not in the book):

1st Marriage 17th November 1982, Esperance Western Australia, divorced 1990:
Eugenie Claire Burchard, born 1963, the only child of Eugene and Claire Burchard of Esperance Western Australia. Nathan Phillip Koch is the only child to this marriage born 1983 Kalgoorlie Western Australia.

2nd Marriage 6th May 2005 in Cairns Queensland:
Lisa Anne Carpenter b1958 Sydney NSW Australia. Lisa has 3 children to a previous marriage.

Origin:	Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Koch born: 18 Nov 1793, Rakau Brandenburg Prussia died: 1 Dec 1867, Rowland Flat SA	Wife: Anna Dorothea Baum born: 10 Aug 1802, Prussia died: 4 Nov 1893, Rowland Flat SA
Koch Connections: - Original Settlers (5,915k) - Will of Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Koch (3,710k)
Generation 1:	Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Koch (2nd child) born: 10 Dec 1826, Rakau Brandenburg Prussia died: 24 May 1896, Rowland Flat SA	Wife: Wilhemine Ernestine Warnest born: 17 Jul 1828, Prittisch Posen Prussia died: 27 Feb 1904, Rowland Flat SA
Koch Connections: - First Generation (1,129k)
Generation 2:	Johann Friederich Wilhelm Koch (1st child) 1850 - 1909	1st Marriage: Louise Fredericke Bertha Gueu 1855 - 1883 2nd Marriage: Auguste Albertine Braunack 1857 - 1935
Koch Connections: - Second Generation (3,289k)
Generation 3:	Bernhard Jacob Jack Koch (8th child) 1897 - 1983	Wife: Maria Agnes Dutschke 1899 - 1997
Generation 4:	Keith Elmore Koch (3rd child) 1927 - 2009 South Australia	Wife: Lorna Mavis Kassulke 1925 - 2019
Generation 5:	Timothy Paul Koch (4th child) 1961	1st Marriage: Eugenie Claire Burchard, 1983 Esperance Western Australia 2nd Marriage: Lisa Anne Carpenter, 2005 Cairns Queensland Australia
Koch Connections: - Generations 3, 4, 5 and 6 (1,364k)

Earlier Generations

The father of Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Koch 1793-1867 was Christop Koch 1767-1806 as it appears in the Family Bible. However he is referred to as Christoph Koch in the Koch Connections book:

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Koch's mother and other siblings are unknown.

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Koch was born on 18 November 1793 in Rackau, Brandenburg, Prussia.

Rakow (Rackau) as shown in the Koch Connections book is the correct location of our ancestors. The birth place of the 4^th born son and the location of the place where Pastor Kavel came from are all within close proximity. Please note the original German names have since been changed to Polish names.

As you can see (by the links below) the location of the 3 towns are all relatively close to each other; within a 15km radius.

For a complete list of family names contact:

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