Dennis, It might help if you had a better image along with a couple of other records so we can compare handwriting. Though it really doesn't look like it the mother's given name could be Hedwig = Jadwiga. Agnieszka in Latin is Agnes Debbie Dennis K. wrote: > I am having a hard time deciphering the mother's given name on this 1789 > birth/baptism record. > > http://kowallekfamily.com/temp/bap-1789.jpg > > Can anyone help with her name? > > I already have a Marcin married to an Agnieszka in this timeframe, but > I'm not sure the mother's name on this record is Agnieszka. What would > Agnieszka be in Latin? > > Thanks, >
Debbie Greenlee wrote: > It might help if you had a better image along with a couple of other > records so we can compare handwriting. I have just uploaded a closeup of the record that I took today. http://kowallekfamily.com/temp/IMGP5376.jpg That's about as clear as it is going to get for a photo of a projected microfilm image. What I think is the mother's given name is underlined in red. Can anyone make out what the name is? The full image is here... http://kowallekfamily.com/temp/IMGP5122.JPG -- Dennis Kowallek Cincinnati, Ohio (born in Cleveland) kowallek@iglou.com ****************** Researching in Ĺwiedziebnia (and surrounding area)