Help translating front page of great grandfather's family bible
I have attached a photo of the front page of my great-grandfather's family bible and wonder if anyone can help translate it. Any help would be appreciated. He was from Austria. Thank you very much.
Pam Proctor
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Was he from Vienna? My attempt is pretty rough:
Einbus? Buch gehört
an wiener?
Pater Josef Elzi.
Ein geschenk fon?
F ? O? Pfarrar
in der St. Bonifacius
germian? in Quincy Ill
Nord America
Translation:
Lost? book belongs to Viennese? Father Josef Elzi.
A gift from F ??, Pastor of St Boniface german? in Quincy Illinois, North America.
Edit:
The first word may be "dieses" (This) which would make it "This book belongs to....".
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It's St. Bonifacius Gemeinde, meaning parish. I agree that the first line is Dieses Buch and I think the second line might be an einer, so the translation could be something like "This book belongs to one Peter Josef Elzi."
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Sincere thanks for you both for your help. It is wonderful and heart-warming to be able to reach out to this community and have people so readily share their time and knowledge. It is greatly appreciated.
Thanks again.
Best,
Pam Proctor
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