Laura, Here what I read: engagement dated 30 aug marriage 2 Sept groom: Jean SCHMIDT, shoemaker, widower of Anne Catherine BETTINGER bride: Françoise ADAM widow of Jean BOUCHé, blacksmith No information about the parents and witnesses, only their signature. A signature on the right states that the person (I think the priest / le curé) was "de Boulay" /of Boulay Ewald -------------------------------------------------- From: "Laura Aanenson" <where2look4ancestors@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 3:13 AM To: <ALSACE-LORRAINE@rootsweb.com> Subject: [A-L] Schmitt & Adam marriage record help please > I need help translating the 1739 marriage record of my 6th > great-grandparents Jean Schmitt and Française Adam please. > > The record can be viewed at :< > http://www.archivesnumerisees57.com/mdr/index.html> Boulay 1731-1748 image > 137 on the left side of the page. > > I am questioning the date of the marriage versus the date the bans were > published. I'm confused about who the parents and the godparents are. Is > Jean Bouche Français's father? If so, why is her surname Adam? Who is Anne > Catherine Bettinger - Jean Schmitt's mother? > > I'll continue working on the translation myself, but would VERY MUCH > appreciate your input, > > Relatively speaking, > > Laura > > PS: Are we related? Find out at http://where2look4ancestors.com/ > -- > 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 > ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ewald - this is wonderful information - thank you very much for your help! Knowing that each of the parties was married previously gives me more work to do! :o) On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 7:16 AM, Ewald K. <ewald.klein@gmail.com> wrote: > Laura, > > Here what I read: > > engagement dated 30 aug > marriage 2 Sept > groom: Jean SCHMIDT, shoemaker, widower of Anne Catherine BETTINGER > bride: Françoise ADAM widow of Jean BOUCHé, blacksmith > > No information about the parents and witnesses, only their signature. > A signature on the right states that the person (I think the priest / le > curé) was "de Boulay" /of Boulay > > Ewald > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Laura Aanenson" <where2look4ancestors@gmail.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 3:13 AM > To: <ALSACE-LORRAINE@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [A-L] Schmitt & Adam marriage record help please > > > I need help translating the 1739 marriage record of my 6th > > great-grandparents Jean Schmitt and Française Adam please. > > > > The record can be viewed at :< > > http://www.archivesnumerisees57.com/mdr/index.html> Boulay 1731-1748 > image > > 137 on the left side of the page. > > > > I am questioning the date of the marriage versus the date the bans were > > published. I'm confused about who the parents and the godparents are. Is > > Jean Bouche Français's father? If so, why is her surname Adam? Who is > Anne > > Catherine Bettinger - Jean Schmitt's mother? > > > > I'll continue working on the translation myself, but would VERY MUCH > > appreciate your input, > > > > Relatively speaking, > > > > Laura > > > > PS: Are we related? Find out at http://where2look4ancestors.com/ > > -- > > 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 > > ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- > 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 > ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Relatively speaking, Laura PS: Are we related? Find out at http://where2look4ancestors.com/