On 28 May 1744, Andreas Lather and Anna Margaretha Riem were married in the Evangelical Church in Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hesse-Darmstadt (now Germany). Andreas Lather was the son of Konrad Lather and Anna Margaretha Riem was the daughter of Johann Gerhard Riem.
The Marriage Record of Andreas Lather and Anna Margaretha Riem - 1744
SOURCE: Kirtorf Evangelische Kirche (Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hesse-Darmstadt), “Kirtorfer Kirchenbuch 1769-1807. [Kirtorf Church Book 1769-1807.],” page 409, entry 2, Andreas Lather and Anna Margaretha Riem, 28 May 1744; filmed as Kirchenbuch 1725-1875; FHL INTL microfilm 1,336,979, Item 3.
Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Marriage Record of Andreas Lather and Anna Margaretha Riem. This PDF document includes an image of the original document, a transcription in German Gothic, a transcription in modern German, and a translation in English. Translated from the German, the record reads:
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2,Andreas Lather, widower, citizen, and baker here, and Anna Margaretha, legitimate, surviving daughter of Johann Gerhard Riem, citizen and baker here, were married on Thursday, 28 May [1744].
This record uses three different forms of abbreviations: u. for “und” (“and”), Ana with a line over the “n” for “Anna”, D, for “die” (“day”), and a symbol for the day of the week, in this case a symbol that looks like the number 4 which stands for “Thursday”.
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