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From: "Mary D. Taffet" <>
Subject: Re: [LUTH-ROOTS]Genealogy Engel and Ludwig Ober-Flörsheim (fwd)
Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:47:33 -0400
References: <20070701.102707.224.9.rbchron@juno.com>
In-Reply-To: <20070701.102707.224.9.rbchron@juno.com>


Rod,

Thanks much for your efforts. I won't really be able to provide
feedback for a few days; I'm headed down south for a funeral and will be
gone several days.

-- Thanks,
Mary


wrote:
> Mary--
> I've taken a look at your German, and in general it is very easy
> translation. In fact, there isn't much translatin, it's jmust names of
> people and places.
>
> The only difficult places are the numerous abbreviations, which are not
> common but seem to be unique to the record-keeper.
>
> I can assure you of this: an automatic translation program will do
> absolutely no good on these. For one thing, they just can't handle
> names, which are the center of these reocrds, but they are always trying
> to "translate" them as if they were things; second, the names of people
> and places are often just run together, and not distinguished.
> And finally, they won't be able to handle the abbreviations either.
>
> I'll work throug a few paragraphs of it, and maybe some of the
> abbreviations will become apparent: Here is what I comae up with on the
> first couple of paragraphs:
>
> Translation:
> Johann Gerhard Engel,
> born 6 Feb 17143;
> catholic Erbbestander (? A type of citizen, apparently with some rights
> of inheritance) In the Commende (?) In Ober-Floersheim since 1684,
> and N.N. Born before 1695. [Perhaps N.N. just stands for an unknown or
> illegible name].
> 00 [born, lived, or died before]before 1690
> a. about 1689 Anna Maria Engel.
> Married 6 Jan. 1709 (LKB IH)//? Lutheran in Ilbesheim.
> (T) Franz Georg Kudovic, Schhmacher. S. V. See under Johann Philipp
> Ludoavic of Clestadt.
> Children born in Ober_Flooersheim, baptized Lutheran in Ilbesheim and
> Moelsheim ; compare in this record Ludovig/Ludwig.
> Aa. 21 Aug 1690 err??? Johanna Margarethe Engel. Married on the 18th of
> Jan. 1709, (RKB FB) ???? reformed in Flomborn, Johannes Boehner, see
> under Petger Boiehner and Anna Maria NN of Flomborn.
> Died 22 Dec. 1742 in Flomborn. Daughters born in Flomon and baptized
> reformed: Anna Barabara Mueller, born Boehner, 5 Mar 1710 (died?) After
> 1747);
>
> Is this of any help to you?? If so, I will continue.
>
> Rod Braun

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