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Could you please correct/add to my transcription and then translate? The entry is #40.

40. des 6th of Apr: Koch im Bexterhagen einer tochter var tauffe, gevatteren vrouw die Lambruchteh? im ??terfug, kuolmans im Pflugfrau und Henrich Herman Hermans daselbst frouw, wardt genamt Anna Maria.

Danke!

Ulrich Neitzel

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40. den 6ten of Apr: Koch im Bexterhagen einer tochter var tauffen lassen, gevattern waren die Lambruchtsche im Bexterhagen, Kuolmans in Pflen fraw und Henrich Herman Hufemans daselbst fraw, wardt genannt Anna Maria.

Translation:

40. On the 6th of April Koch in Bexterhagen let baptize a daughter, sponsors were the wife/Mrs. Lambrucht in Bexterhagen, the wife of Kuolmans in Pflen and Henrich Herman Hufeman's wife there; [the child] was named Anna Maria

Comment: Pflen (or similar) should be a location name, but I can't find it in Meyers or otherwise.

Jenealogy

Gosh, you are wonderful! I will have to pick up on those corrections and look for them as I continue to research my family in this parish. I'm guessing that "Pflen" may be referring to Salzuflen.

This priest had a way of entering a christening with only the surname of the father quite often. I'm guessing that there was only one "Koch" family in Bexterhagen. What do you think?

Ulrich Neitzel

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You are certainly right: what I read as "Pflen" is probably "Vlen" = Ufflen, an old spelling of Salz Uflen, see https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Salzuflen#Name.

The surname "Koch" is not so rare, but in a small village all Kochs may belong to the same family.

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Danke