Sender: QUAKER-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by dub-img-3.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.7) with ESMTP id LAA18639; Thu, 16 Oct 1997 11:24:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id IAA14568; Thu, 16 Oct 1997 08:15:25 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 08:15:25 -0700 (PDT) X-Sender: ltmiller@postoffice.ptd.net (Unverified) Message-Id: <v01510100b06b9663975d@[204.186.37.18]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 11:20:43 +0100 To: Julie Molek <jts@mwt.net> From: ltmiller@postoffice.ptd.net (Linnea Miller) Subject: Re: GINDER/TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTION Cc: PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com, PENNSYLVANIA-ROOTS-L@listserv.indiana.edu, QUAKER-ROOTS@rootsweb.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by bl-14.rootsweb.com id IAA25717 Resent-Message-ID: <"oSwRjD.A.ESG.E3iR0"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> Resent-From: QUAKER-ROOTS@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <QUAKER-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1962 X-Loop: QUAKER-ROOTS@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: QUAKER-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com >Can anyone tell me what this tombstome inscription means? > > Denkmal/fur (double dots above u)/Sara Ginder,/ eine geborne >Klein/ und Ehjegattin des/ Johannes Ginder;/geboren den 19 Januar/ 1806, >starb den 2 August/ 1834, in dem Alter von 28; Johren, 6 Monaten und/ 13 >Tagen. > > Thanks. > > Julie Sones Molek > Denkmal für = monument for eine geborne Klein = a born Klein (maiden name) und ehjegattin des = and spouse or wife of (don't know where the "j" came from!) in dem Alter von = in the old age of 28 years - 6 months - 13 days Some words to look for on these PA-German stones are forms of: geborne = birth or born ehegattin = spouse, this is feminine! (also (ehe)frau, wife, or (ehe)mann, husband) starb = death or died ruhe = rest (i.e. hier ruhet gebeine, here rest the bones) tochter = daughter sohn = son Hope this helps! -Linnea ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== Haven't found a post of interest? Why not generate one of your own?