translation request_Maria Dorothea
6. Born on 2nd Mar 1770. Baptized on 5th March
Maria Dorothea a daughter was born ______colleague? Deacon Peter Brandt ____Friederica Louisa nee Billeschou (known information: her parents were Hans Billeschou and Brigitta Riesen).
Godparents: 1.____Dor___Wibke Classen
2. Miss Marg(aretha) Maria Bo_____
3.____Wilhelm Billeschou________
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6. Born on 2nd Mar 1770. Baptized on 5th March
Maria Dorothea a daughter was born to my dearest colleague Deacon Peter Brandt and his dear wife Friederica Louisa nee Billeschow, legitimate daughter of the former mayor and city secretary of Wiborg in Jutland Mr. Hans Billeschow and his wife Brigitta née Riesen.
Godparents: 1.Mrs. Doctor Wibke Classen
2. Miss Marg(aretha) Maria Boethius
3. Mr. Wilhelm Billeschow, Pastor in Oelstecke in Seeland, who was represented by Mons. Fangel, theology candidate.
My comments:
The spelling of the wife's maiden name is very clearly Billeschow (with w at the end) in this record. Her family came apparently from Denmark. Wiborg/Viborg is a town in the northern part of the Jutland peninsula ( ).
I found the third godparent, Wilhelm Billeschow, in the Royal Danish Court and State Calendar of 1823 (chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/918054.pdf, in German) as Knight of the Order of Dannebrog. He is called there "former Provost and Preacher in Steenlöse" (Stenløse) which is located on the Danish island Seeland/Sjelland/Zealand ( ), close to the municipality of Ølstykke which may be the one called Oelstecke in this record.
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Thank you very much for the additional information!
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I do have a question. Billeskov is the place where the family is from, yet it became a part of their surname (Billeschow) in later generations. Was that common for the time period? Was that typical in Danish naming, in addition to the patronymics?
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Disregard. Answered by Robert in previous question.
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