I cannot find out what the phrase "selig Verschieden" means in a death record. Context: "selig Verschieden Johann" The sentence is otherwise hard to read, except that it is clear that there was suffering before death. Does it mean "the happily departed Johann" or "the cheerfully departed Johann"? Thanks for any clarity. best, Paul

Paul, you are very close. It can also go for the blessed deceased Johann. Regards, Ralf Stamporek --- Original Nachricht --- von [email protected] am 03.09.2011 14:04 > I cannot find out what the phrase "selig Verschieden" means in a death record. > > Context: "selig Verschieden Johann" > > The sentence is otherwise hard to read, except that it is clear that there was suffering before death. > > Does it mean "the happily departed Johann" or "the cheerfully departed Johann"? > > Thanks for any clarity. > > best, > Paul -- Wciaz poszukuje osob o nazwisku STA(M)POREK w Kielcach i okolicach.

selig - blessed may be better. A different kind of blessingbecause o Death came as a blessing because of his suffering? But seeing the whole sentence may make for a smoother translation. Gloria On Sep 3, 2011, at 9:04 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I cannot find out what the phrase "selig Verschieden" means in a death record. > > Context: "selig Verschieden Johann" > > The sentence is otherwise hard to read, except that it is clear that there was suffering before death. > > Does it mean "the happily departed Johann" or "the cheerfully departed Johann"? > > Thanks for any clarity. > > best, > Paul > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message