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TEST A: burial of 'Frau Johann' Westermann, aged 56

Transcript and translation

Uncertain readings are marked [?] or set in brackets; words that could not be read are marked as such. Each transcript is shown as written, with its transcriber’s notes.

The record

Transcript carried from the Chapter 2 entries list (Wesemann_Origins_Ch2_Entries, now archived). Readings are as recorded there; not re-read on the image for this file.

Transcription (original language)

Den 9. Martz ist [Joh.? W..termanns] Ehefrau [underlined name, possibly Catharina ...] ... D. Oculi Nachmittag begraben, alt 5[6/8] Jahr 3 Mon[at] ...

Translation (English)

Burial 9 Mar 1738 of the wife of [Joh.] Westermann, aged 56 or 58. Low-confidence read.

Notes

READ 5 Oct 2026. Fits Westermann. The cheaper test was settled by D33.

Conventions

[ ] editorial addition or expansion; [?] uncertain reading; [...] illegible or outside the crop; [sic] as written. Spelling, capitals and abbreviations follow the register. Draft reading from screen-resolution images.