Could anyone assist with translation?
I just found a birth record for my husband's great-great-grandfather, Johann Ludewig August Wendel. It appears he was born 9 Nov 1813 (year is on top of other page). His parents appear to be Johann Wendel and Louise Wendten. Could someone help me with the other words? I am especially interested to know what is said about "v Mollendorff" (below Johann Wendel's name). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Jenny Volker
PS Interesting to note: Marriage of Johann Wendel to Dorothea Louisa Charlotte Wendten also mentions Mollendorff under Johann Wendel's name.
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The records state that Johann Wendel is a retired soldier from the former von Möllendorff regiment [possibly referring to the regiment led by Wichard Johann Heinrich von Möllendorf] from German Lorraine.
I'd be happy to help with any other words you have questions about in these records. If you could list the link and/or reference information for where you found it online, the image quality is usually much better in the original online version (the images are pretty small when I click on them). It also helps to be able to view the entry in context and compare handwriting on other pages.
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Thank you for the info. I was wondering if he was related to von Mollendorff, but now I see the relationship was as a soldier.
Unfortunately, Family Search has the transcription of these records, baptism and marriage, but did not have the actual image. I went to Ancestry to see it. I am including the links in case you have access and have included what little I can decipher of the two documents. Any additional help you can provide would be most welcome.
Again, thanks for responding :-) ~ Jenny Volker
Baptism #362 on Ancestry
Johann Ludewig August
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Legitimate (parents were married)
Johann Wendel…v Mollendorff
Louise Wendten
Marriage #57 on Ancestry
Wendel, Johann Ludwig August …….Wasmanns? Street Number 28
….Johann Wendel
27 years old…
Born ……9 November 1813 in Berlin …….
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Dorothea Auguste Emilie Henning……Wasmanns? Street Number 28
….Friedrich Henning
17-1/2 years old…….
Born…18 May 1823 in Berlin……
….(married) 13 December 1840
……Hanstein
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