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Baptism: Johann Georg Christian Eickhoff, Linse, 18 December 1765 (godmother Christoph Brand's wife)

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Transcription (German)

Linse am 18. Dec. Christian Ernst Eickhoff, Schulmeister, u. Anne Lucie Lenke einen Sohn. Gevattern: [...] Christoph Brands Ehefrau, Joh. Heinr. Wasmann [...]. Nom: Joh. Georg Christian.

Translation (English)

Linse, 18 December [1765]. Christian Ernst Eickhoff, schoolmaster, and Anne Lucie Lenke [had] a son [baptized]. Godparents include Christoph Brand's wife and Johann Heinrich Wasmann. Name: Johann Georg Christian.

Notes

  • Places Christoph Brand's wife at Linse in December 1765. The schoolmaster's wife stood for the Brand daughter in 1764.
  • Grade: Stated (draft read).

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