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How old was Johann Sebastian Bach when both of his parents had died?

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Painting by Elias Gottlieb Hausmann of Johann Sebastian Bach wearing a dark coat with a white shirt and holding a sheet of music in his left hand. — Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach.

Johann Sebastian Bach was orphaned before he turned 10 years old. Born in 1685, he lost both of his parents by 1695, at which point he was approximately 10 years of age. Following their deaths, he was placed under the care of his eldest brother, Johann Christoph, who was an organist in Ohrdruf.123