I recently acquired the images below, of records from the church book in Becherbach bei Kirn. Although I’m pretty good with translating German, I am having all kinds of trouble deciphering the old writing. I would love to know what the records say, so if anyone is willing and able to help me transcribe the records I will be grateful. The top record is the most important to me. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide!
Both of the following records contain the word “miles”, which I understand is the Latin for “soldier” (Top image language is in the record related to Martin Marcinek; Bottom image is record #3 for Joannes Szymaszek). As I am not an expert in military recruitment or service in 19th Century Austria-Hungary, I am hoping that someone can help me make sense of what the records say about any possible military service. Any help is much appreciated! Thank you in advance!
This is a picture of the baptism record of Stephanus Szymaszek. It comes from the church books in the Roman Catholic parish in Straszecin, Poland. Stephanus was born in 1800. His father, Thomas Szymaszek, is listed just to the right of Stephanus. The record, including the names, is written in Latin.
This is a picture of the ship manifest from the SS Bohemia in 1888, showing my ancestor Joseph Szymaszek when he arrived in the United States after emigrating from Poland. His name is at the bottom of the page. The “31” indicated his age.
Another way that I am going to share what I have uncovered during my family history research is to post pictures of some of the original records that I’ve found.
This is a picture of the will of my ancestor Michael Messinger (Mössinger).
The signature in the picture is Michael’s actual signature. Note that the double “s” was written like a cursive “f” in those days. The will was proved in 1791 when Michael died at age 71.
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