Christian Bickel 1 Dec 1772 film 004137289 page 849
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Good morning @Kent Gardiner,
Translation:
On the 1st of December [1772], in the morning at 6:00? am [died], and on the 2nd of the same month was buried: Johann Christian Bickel, citizen and master blacksmith here, age 50 years, 7 months, 15 days.
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Thank you Robert, When I first had a few documents translated I told the translator to skip the sponsors because I thought they were extraneous. Now I love learning about them! FYI Christian Bickel was best friends/sponsor to George Sholl:
Who were the sponsors of the Georg Scholl children?
Maria Margaretha Scholl Baptismal sponsors: Christian Bikel with wife and Simon? Merckle? with wife.
Georg Simon Scholl Baptismal sponsors: are Christian Bickel and Hans Simon Cammerer with his wife.
Johann Wendel Scholl Baptismal sponsors are Simon Merckle, citizen and _____?, with wife, and Christian Bickel, citizen and smith, with wife.
Johann Peter Scholl Baptismal sponsors: Johann Bickel and and George Philip Zecker citizen and his wife.
Christoph Scholl Baptismal sponsors: Georg Philip Zwecker and Christian Bickel and his wife
Maria Margaretha Scholl Baptismal sponsors are Georg Philipp Zwecker, citizen and cartwright, and Christian Bickel, citizen and blacksmith, with their wives.
Margaretha Scholl Baptismal sponsors: Johann Adam Bühler, citizen and cartwright here, his wife Margaretha, née Kammerin; Christian Bickel, the citizen and blacksmith here, his wife Margaretha, née Beckerin.
Anna Maria Scholl Baptismal sponsors: Christian Bi__?, local citizen and farrier and his wife Margaretha, née Becker Adam Bühler, local citizen and wainwright (a maker and repairer of wagons) and his wife Margaretha, née Kammerer
Maria Catharina Scholl Baptismal sponsors: Christian Bickel, the local citizen and master blacksmith, and his wife Margaretha, née Beckerin. Adam Bühler, the local citizen and master cartwright, and his wife Margaretha, née Cammer[er]in.
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You're welcome, Kent.
Many times I have used the baptismal sponsors to identify siblings of the same family. And yes, it's interesting to see the relationship between the parents and the sponsors they request for their children's baptisms.
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If you are doing this I'm on the right track! Good news.
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