Etienne, Thank you so much for these!! My ancestors attended the Reformed Church (so far -- I've not examined the Lutheran Church records) and this information is a great help. I really appreciate your transcription of these documents! Justin On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Etienne Herrbach < [email protected]> wrote: > Le 4 août 11 à 17:28, Justin Houser a écrit : > > > Good morning, listmembers, > > > > Please allow me to introduce myself, and hopefully I will be able to > > receive answers to a few questions. > > Welcome on board, Justin! > > > 4. Fourth, has anyone ever translated the old statements on the > > opening page of the Diedendorf parish register? I'm curious as to > > what it says. My Germanic-script reading is good enough to make > > sense of most of the vital acts, but when one gets into narrative > > sentences, my ability rapidly declines! > > Not knowing whether you asked about the Reformed or the Lutheran > church books of Diedendorf, I transcribed and translated below the > opening page of the first one. The second one will follow, time > permitting. > > Best wishes, > > Etienne Herrbach > Alsace > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 1700 d(en) 22ten Aug(ust) hat das erste mahl in der > Reformirten Kirche allhier gepredigt, der Hoch= > Ehrwürdige Hochgelahrt Herr Mey, Prediger > der Reform(irten) Gemeinde zu Strasbourg. Vid(e) fol(io) 5 > > Verzeichnus > Aller Kindern, so durch die Reformirten Prediger > getauffet worden > Aller Ehen, so durch Ihm eingesegnet worden > Aller gestorben, und ehelich (?) begraben worden > [Aller Haußvätteren in der Graffschafft] > Aller deren, die das erste mahl zum Heil(igen) Abendmahl > zugelassen worden. > > Angefangen > Im Jahr Christi 1699 > von > Samuel de Perroudet, den (d?) 23ten Jan(uar) 1748 > continuiret von Johann Heinrich Bens, Nassoico-Uhingensi (?) > Praesentatis coeti Ecclesiastico d. 22. Septemb(er) 1748. > continuiret von --- Franz Erden > aus G reÿbenden d. 6ten Jan(uar) 1787 > (ehemal(igen) vicario des hies(igen) Pfarrer Bens) > (von ab 1783 den Weynachten das) > (erstemal hier das Geÿstl(iche) Amt verwallt) > > > In 20 Aug. 1700 for the first time in the Reformed Church here, has > preached the high honored and high educated Sir MEY, preacher of the > Reformed Parish of Strasbourg. See page 5 > > Inventory > of all children, who were baptized by the Reformed preacher > of all marriages Ehen, who were blessed by him > of all who died and were (legitimately) buried > [of all family fathers in the county (lordship of a count)] > of all those, who wereadmitted for the first time to the Holy. > > Started > in the year of Jahr Christ 1699 > by > Samuel de Perroudet, 23 Jan. 1748 > continued by Johann Heinrich Bens, Nassoico-Uhingensi (?) [refers to > Nassau lordship?] ecclesiastic of the present city 22 Sept. 1748. > continued by --- Franz Erden from Graubünden (Swiss canton, in French > Grisons) 6 Jan. 1787 > (former vicar of pastor Pfarrer here, from 1783 Christmas, for the > first time administrated the sprititual function) > > > > -- > 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 >