Questions tagged [hesse]
For questions about ancestors and records in the German state of Hesse (Hessen), including questions pertaining to the period before the formation of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Understanding baptism entry in 1718 from Rockensüß
I'm trying to understand this baptism entry:
I have transcribed it to read:
d. 28. ejusd. h. mat. 1. Joh. Märtin
Christoph.
mit Cath. Schweitzer alh. in ein
ehlichtes erz. Söhnl. n. Joh.n.
Märtin ...
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Where was Treissa (Werra valley, lower Hesse area)
I'm looking at a marriage record from Wanfried, Germany, from 1746:
Den 10t. Febr. wurden joh. Werner Laagis [?]
witbr, Henrich Wilhelm Laagii sohn, und Maria
Catharina, tochter Johannis Schweitzer, ...
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Establishing a link between birth and marriage records in an 18th German church register
I have been browsing a Lutheran church book for the town of Wetter, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse in Germany that details 18th century birth and marriage records, and am trying to establish a link between ...
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Pre 1794 records for Rothenditmold, Kassel, Hessen, Germany?
I've been using Archion and have found a lot of records for my family there. But the archive stops at 1794. I've also use lagis-hessen though those records don't go as far back as Archion.
Are there ...
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German coat of arms
I'm trying to find a good resource for researching German coat of arms.
Specifically I've traced my family Zaun back to the 1700s in Rothenditmold, Kassel, Hessen, Germany. Archion has been my ...
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Learning family background of Ferdinand Robert Milks who died after 1960 in Frankfurt?
Ferdinand Robert Milk. My grandfather died sometime in 1960 plus. He lived in Frankfurt and died there.
I would like to know his family background.
