Anna Magdalena Bach
Biography
Christiana Sophia Henrietta (1723–1726) Gottfried Heinrich (1724–1763) Christian Gottlieb (1725–1728) Elisabeth Juliana Friederica, called "Liesgen" (1726–1781), married to Bach's pupil, Johann Christoph Altnickol Ernestus Andreas (1727–1727) Regina Johanna (1728–1733) Christiana Benedicta (1730–1730) Christiana Dorothea (1731–1732) Johann Christoph Friedrich, the 'Bückeburg' Bach (1732–1795) Johann August Abraham (1733–1733) Johann Christian, the 'London' Bach (1735–1782) Johanna Carolina (1737–1781) Regina Susanna (1742–1809) After Bach's death in 1750, his sons came into conflict and moved on in separate directions, going to live with other family members. While Bach did everything to educate his sons, his daughters never went to school. Anna Magdalena was left alone, with no financial support from family members, to care for herself and her two youngest daughters, plus her stepdaughter from Bach's first marriage. Anna Magdalena became increasingly dependent upon charity and handouts from the city council, ultimately relying on public begging to survive. Probably her only child or stepchild who provided any support to her was her stepson Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, whose letters show he provided regular financial assistance. She died on the street on February 27, 1760, with no money at all, and was buried in an unmarked pauper's grave at Leipzig's Johanniskirche [de] (St. John's Church). The church was destroyed by Allied bombing during World War II.
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