On 16 Sep 1804, Henrich Lather, son of Elias Lather and Anna Elisabetha Schmidt, was born in Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hesse-Darmstadt (now Germany). He was baptized in the Evangelical Church in Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hesse-Darmstadt (now Germany) on 18 Sep 1804.
The Birth and Baptismal Record of Henrich Andreas Lather – 1804
SOURCE: Kirtorf Evangelische Kirche (Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hesse-Darmstadt), “Kirtorfer Kirchenbuch 1769-1807. [Kirtorf Church Book 1769-1807.],” page 206, entry 41, Henrich Andreas Lather, 29 October 1804; filmed as Kirchenbuchduplikat 1808-1875; FHL INTL microfilm 1,336,979.
Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Henrich Andreas Lather. 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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Births and Baptisms 1804
41Between 6 and 7 o’clock in the morning of September 16, a son was born to the local citizen and baker, Elias Lather and his wife Anna Elisabetha Schmidt, who, on the 18th of the same month, was brought by his grandfather, Henrich Andreas Schmidt, citizen and [grocer?] [several words?] for baptism and was given the name Henrich Andreas.
Died on 08 March 1856
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The marginal notation next to this record states the date of death of Henrich Andreas Lather. Henrich’s date of death was already known from his Death and Burial Record, and thus provides an added measure of proof that this is the correct Birth and Baptismal Record.
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