Translation Request: Two Short Lutheran Church Records (Sulzdorf)

Don Harlacher

Request assistance in translating the attached two Lutheran Church Records. Records are found in the Sulzdorf Church Book Taufen, Tote, Heiraten u Konfirmationen 1612-1817 (website below). I believe the first identifies the birth/death of Jörg Horlacher’s son Johannes on 9 Jan 1687. I believe the second identifies the death of either Jörg’s wife or daughter on January 13. What is the significance of the word to the right of the vertical line? Based on other entries, it appears to be a location.

Many thanks…

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Robert Seal_1

Hello @Don Harlacher,

Translation of Johannes's record:
Johannes, legitimate little son of Jörg Horlacher of "Matthes Hürlinbach" [Mateshörlebach] and Salome, his wife, was baptized by the midwife and on the 9th of January [1687] was buried at "Ahausen" [Anhausen].

Translation of Salome's record:
Salome, wife of Jörg Horlacher of "Matthes Hürlinbach" [Mateshörlebach] was buried to the earth on the 13th of January [1687].

My comments: When the midwife delivered a child who was sickly or otherwise in jeopardy of dying, she performed an emergency baptism. This is likely the case here: Johannes was born, was in jeopardy of dying, was baptized by the midwife, and then died soon after being baptized. The child's mother Salome likely gave birth to him circa 9 January and then she herself died soon thereafter likely as a result of childbirth complications and was buried on 13 January.

Here are the links for Mateshörlebach and Anhausen in Meyers Gazetteer; both places are very near to Sulzdorf:

Mateshörlebach: https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/20153020

Anhausen: https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/10062052

Mateshörlebach is approximately two miles northwest of Sulzdorf.

Anhausen is approximately one mile east of Sulzdorf.

You are correct that the words written in the margin are the place names of where the deceased people lived. These marginal place names may have been a finding aid to help the pastor find a specific record or it might just have been a custom carried on in this parish.