How many children did Johann Sebastian Bach have with Maria Barbara?

Answer 1

Bach married his second cousin Maria Barbara Bach in 1707. They had seven children, four of whom survived to adulthood:

• Catharina Dorothea (28 December 1708 - 14 January 1774).
• Wilhelm Friedemann (22 November 1710 - 1 July 1784).
• Carl Philipp Emanuel (8 March 1714 - 14 December 1788).
• Johann Gottfried Bernhard (11 May 1715 - 27 May 1739).

Maria died in 1720, and Bach married Anna Magdalena Wickle in 1721. They had a further thirteen children, six of whom survived to adulthood:

• Gottfried Heinrich (1724-63)
• Elisabeth Juliana Friederica, called "Lieschen" (1726-81)
• Johann Christoph Friedrich, the 'Bückeburg' Bach (1732-95)
• Johann Christian, the 'London' Bach (1735-82)
• Johanna Carolina (1737-81)
• Regina Susanna (1742-1809)

Answer 2

Johann Sebastian Bach had six sons which survived to adulthood, namely Wilheim Friedemann Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Gottfried Bernhard and Gottfried Heinrich. The first four became famous composers.

Answer 3

He had TWENTY CHILDREN but only half the amount of the children sur vived to go thru adulthood

Answer 4

Bach had eight siblings, but only two brothers, Johann Christoph and Johann Jakob, are mentioned.

Answer 5

Bach married Maria Barbara, his second cousin, in 1707. Together they had 7 children, but only four of them reached adulthood.

Answer 6

Bach had 20 children with his wives.

Answer 7

6