Joh. Antonius Becker birth 27 Dec 1673 film 102078298 page 220

Kent Gardiner

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Robert Seal_1

@Kent Gardiner

Hello KG,

Translation:

No. 52.

Date: 27 December [1673].

Child: Joh[ann] Antonius.

Parents: Joh[ann] Caspar "Beker", Jacobe, wife.

Baptismal sponsors: Jacob Süß, __tor? at this place, Christina, wife. Antoni "Weik", Margretha, wife.

Kent Gardiner

Thanks Robert, how are you doing? We are watching grandchildren today. They are warm, friendly and loving. We really enjoy our Wednesdays! Kent

Robert Seal_1

You're welcome, Kent. All is well here except with your big snowstorm up north we turned considerably colder the past couple of day and Monday and Tuesday we had powerful winds! Enjoy the grandkids! Are you playing CandyLand?

Kent Gardiner

Robert Seal_1 No Candyland but one grandson likes "Sleeping Queens." When I play my grandson says, "Grandpa, do you remember the rules?" I always answer "no" and he says he will help me. The rules are very complicated.

We have a large apricot tree that produces tons of fruit each year. The snow up here killed all the blossoms so we will go without this summer. I read my grandmother's journal for the summer of 1950. She owned an acre in Farmington with an Adobe house and apricot, peach an cherry trees. That year she got no fruit for the same reason. However we like the snow and the resulting water