Birth and Baptismal Certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) for Mari Salmy Groff
Fraktur
Item Info
Language: German
Weiser Number: 36
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:
Denen beiden Ehegat= \ ten Paulus Groff u. desen Ehefrau Elisabetha \ ist eine Tochter sur Welt geboren Mari=Salmy \ den 3 ten Julius 1792 in Tolpenhacken=taunschip \ Bercks Caunty im Staat Pensylvanien, Die Taufzeuge \ Johannes Wagner u. desen Ehe Frau \ Maria Elisabetha. Getauft den 23 July 1792 von \ H. Pfarre Schulze.
Translation:
To these two married people namely Paulus Groff and his wife Elisabetha a daughter was born into the world, Mari-Salmy, on the 3rd of July 1792, in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, in the state of Pennsylvania. The sponsors: Johannes Wagner and his wife Maria Elisabetha. Baptized on the 23rd of July, 1792, from Mr. Pastor Schulze.
Category: Birth and Baptismal Certificate (Geburts und Taufschein)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur is in the center of the document. It is framed by a wide border that is decorated with a variety of flowers, including four star-shaped ones in the corners.
Associated Names: Wagner, Maria Elisabetha
Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on location of birth
Region/County:Berks
City/Town/Township:Tulpehocken Township
State/Province:Pennsylvania
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1800
Image Dimensions Width: 33.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 720
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener
Birth and Baptismal Certificate (Geburts und Taufschein) for Mari Salmy Groff