Please confirm christening record of Elsbeth Seiler
I believe this is the christening of Elsbeth Seiler . The christening is in Rohrbach but does it say that she was born in Leimiswil? Parents Hans Seiler & Margaritha Zuercher. Was she born on 30 June and christened on 31? What does first line say? https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-PV9H-K3 Image 124, bottom of page 243. Thank you.
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The father is listed as being from Leimiswil (which is in the parish of Rohrbach; see https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Leimiswil,_Bern,_Switzerland), so that would be where the child was born, but it does not give the date of birth. The parents are listed as Hans Seiler and Margret--the mother's surname looks like Zurich.
The first line states "31. Jun. Zu Madisweil getaufft.," meaning "on 31 June [1681] in Madiswil baptized." However, since there are only 30 days in June, maybe the priest meant to write 30 June. Switzerland baptisms may be recorded in two places: the original in (1) the place of residence, and the duplicate in (2) the place of citizenship (see https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Switzerland_Church_Records#Baptisms_.28Taufen_.2F_bapt.C3.AAmes.29). So even though it says Elsbeth was baptized in Madiswil, the record is located in Rohrbach (i.e., the parish of Leimiswil, the place of residence, which is likely also the place of citizenship since no other place is listed) and not in the Madiswil records.
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