Thanks Kathi, I have all but what the 1st part to the marriage record says at the beginning. ** Ego infrasoriplus _____ missis _____ denuntiationibus et mutrio contrahentium consonsu habito, per verba de presenti matrimonio conjunxi ____persons name_____ . ** ******************************* This is the meaning I need *** Tim *** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathi Jones-Hudson" <mdcat.geo@yahoo.com> To: <BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 10:32 PM Subject: [BALTGEN-L] Help with Meanings : Tim: : : All terms are those used in post-1870 Catholic : marriage and/or baptism records/ Check out MSA for : terms used in Lutheran and Catholic baptisms & : marriages : http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/refserv/html/churchguide.html : : 1. "matrimonio conjunxi". Conjunxi: Name of the Groom : : 2. Ex loco: Birth place of the father ("et loco" is : birthplace of mother). : : 3. Filuim: Names of the Groom's parents : : 4. Et: Name of the Mother. (ex is name of father) : : 5. Filiam: names of the Bride's parents : : 6. Praesentibus testibus: Names of the Witnesses : : : : ===== : Kathi Jones-Hudson : MD Tombstone Transcription Project Manager : http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/maryland.html : : __________________________________________________ : Do You Yahoo!? : Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes : http://autos.yahoo.com : : : ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== : The Maryland Genealogical Society: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdsgs :