Bach, Maria Barbara (d. 1720)

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Bach, Maria Barbara (d. 1720)

First wife of JS Bach. Died July 1720, while husband was away on a tour in Karlsbad; married her cousin Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750, composer), Oct 17, 1707; children: 7, 4 of whom lived to maturity, including Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (both distinguished composers).

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