Christoph Becker marr 13 Feb 1820 film 102550955 page 497
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Hello KG,
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No. 5.
On the 13th of February [1821] were married and blessed the new budding local citizen Christoph Becker, legitimate unmarried son of the local citizen and old bailiff Georg Jakob Becker and his wife Margaretha, née Scholl, age 28 and 1/2 years, and with him Margaretha Magdalena Rösch, legitimate unmarried daughter of the local citizen Jakob Philipp Rösch and his wife Margaretha Magdalena, née Pfeil, age 22 and 1/4 years. Witnesses are Jakob Becker and Jakob Rösch, local citizens.
Graben, on the 13th of February 1821. T. G. Beck, pastor.
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Robert, the pastor is getting very specific on the ages of the couple. I think pastors had to be pretty good at knowing their flock and doing math. Thanks, Kent
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You're welcome, KG. Yes, the pastors were likely to be among the few highly-educated people in the local community.
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Robert Seal_1 Good point. I never thought of it that way. KG
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