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Family Bible Challenge of the day
Here are some of the oldest Family Bibles in the world.
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/gallery/album/715141
how many of you can find additional Family Bibles of the 18th and 17th century? whether in the US or elsewhere??
we'd like to add them this collection.
also see the latest update of the Family Bible Index here:
http://yanceyfamilygenealogy.org/family_bible_index.htm
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You can add my Vollmar/Fullmer family Bible to that list! It's from 17th century Germany! I added some interesting information about it in the comments.
I've tried locating its whereabouts online, but the best I could find was that it is "currently in the possession of the Fullmer family". Unfortunately I don't know which branch of our family, and it doesn't seem to be mine.
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18th century . . . but, yes thanks for the Vollmar info. any other Vollmar Bibles you know of?
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Actually, if you look in the comments, it really is from the 17th century. It was already 82 years old when Hans Jacob Vollmar brought it to America in 1738.
Unfortunately I don't know of any other Vollmar Bibles. That was the only one mentioned in the family history book I have.
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the 1700's is the 18th century
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What I'm saying is, the Bible was published around 1656 and probably originally belonged to Hans Jacob's grandparents (he was born in 1697). Unless you are using a different criteria for dating the Bibles other than the year they were published, I think that would make this a 17th-century Bible. 👍
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1600's would have been 17th century - correct.
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Glad we got that cleared up.
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Ive added it to the Oldest Bibles folder
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/gallery/album/715141
Dating a Family Bible by when it was published is one way
dating it by the earliest family record in the bible is another way
thanks for all your enthusiasm!!! Much appreciated!
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That makes sense. Thank you!
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