Correct birth place for A. Elisabeth Frank
I'm trying to find the correct parents for A. Elisabeth Franks MKYJ-MJH. She has been added to my family of Johann Henrich Frank and Anna Elisabeth Walle from Bernshausen, Wittgenstein, Germany, but she doesn't fit in with the information I have. Her christening record is in FHL Film # 008642902 or microfilm #597028 image 96. I've attached a copy of the christening record. Could someone provide a translation? Thank you, Robin Fuellenbach
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Hello @RobinFuellenbach1,
Translation:
[In the left margin]: (24.) A. Elisabeth born on the __? [unable to decipher this number].
On the 13th of May the legitimate first child of J. Henrich Franck and A. Elisab: from Lindenfeld was baptized. Baptismal sponsors: A. Elisabeth, wife of Alexander We_____ from _? Born, and Johannes, legitimate son of the late Jo_____ Peter Wagner/Wegner here.
Comments: Based on the FHL microfilm number you provided, this birth/baptismal record comes from the Protestant parish of Feudingen.
Here is the link for Lindenfeld (named in this record) from Meyers Gazetteer: https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/20074013
Note in the entry for Lindenfeld you are directed to see Banfe; thus Lindenfeld is subordinate to Banfe.
If you click on the "Map" link in the gray bar at the top of the entry for Lindenfeld, you will see Lindenfeld (which is spelled "Linnefeld" on the map itself) marked with a red arrow; slightly south of Lindenfeld is Bernshausen; further to the east and slightly north is Banfe; and to the southwest of Lindenfeld is a place called "Heiligenborn" which might be the place where the first baptismal sponsor, A. Elisabeth, is from. Also note on the map that Lindenfeld is situated between the towns of Bernshausen to the south and Feudingen to the north.
I also looked at this family in FS Family Tree and noted the following place names associated with the children in this family: Feudingen, Bernshausen, Fischelbach, and Banfe. These place are all close to one another.
Here is the link for Bernshausen from Meyers Gazetteer: https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/10155001
Click on the "Ecclesiastical" link in the gray bar at the top of the entry for Bernshausen and you will find the first three neighboring places listed as: Fischelbach (about 2 miles away to the southeast); Banfe (about 2 miles away to the northeast); and Feudingen (about 3 miles away to the north).
If you are able to, you may want to look at the baptismal records of the other children in this family and see if any of them have the same baptismal sponsors as are listed in this record.
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