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Marriage: Johann Jürgen Holt[f]arl, burgher and day labourer, and Anna Maria Eggers of Kuventhal, Einbeck-Alexandri, 29 November 1740

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Transcription (German)

d\. 29. Novemb. Johann Jürgen Holt[f]arl [?] Bürger und Tagelöhner alhie, weyland Jürgen Holt[f]arls [?] Bürgers und Ackermanns alhie nachgel. ehel. Sohn, und Anna Maria Eggers, Hans Henrich Eggers [Einwohners? / Zimmermanns?] in Kuventhal ehel. Tochter.

Translation (English)

29 November [1740]: Johann Jürgen Holt[f]arl, burgher and day labourer here, lawful son of the late Jürgen Holt[f]arl, burgher and farmer here, and Anna Maria Eggers, lawful daughter of Hans Henrich Eggers at Kuventhal.

Notes

The surname is written twice in matching forms, Holt- clear, the ending not. Not the 1737 Küster (PROBABLE). Appendix C.

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