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On 20 Apr 1828, Philipp Seng and Elisabetha Lather were married in Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Starkenburg, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine.

The Marriage Record of Philipp Seng and Elisabetha Lather - 1828

SOURCE: Kirtorf Evangelische Kirche (Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Starkenburg, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine), “Copulations=Protocoll der Pfarrei Kirtorf 1808-1875 [Marriage Records of the Kirtorf Parish 1808-1875.],” page 180, Philipp Seng and Elisabetha Lather, 20 April 1828; filmed as Kirchenbuch 1725-1875; FHL INTL microfilm 1,336,981, Item 3.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Marriage Record of Philipp Seng and Elisabetha Lather – 1828. 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:

180. Phillip Seng and Elisabetha Lather

x the required proclamations were made in three weeks, error, the margin is valid. Spamer.

1828
The following were married and legally blessed on the twentieth of April in the year of the Lord eighteen-hundred and twenty-eight in the local parish church and in the parish church in Breidenbach am Herzberg x with the permission of the bridegroom’s guardian Kasper Eidt, resident of Oberjossa, and also the parents of the bride:
Philipp Seng, legitimately born, unmarried son of the deceased Johann Henrich Seng, former resident and innkeeper in Oberjossa in Kurhesse, Ziegenhain Kreisampt, and the deceased Maria Christina née Bauer, newly beginning citizen and baker here in Kirtorf, born on the 11th of December 1804, and
Elisabetha Lather, legitimately born, unmarried daughter of Elias Lather, citizen and baker here, and Anna Elisabetha née Schmidt, born on the 3rd of January 1807.
                     Witnesses were:
1) Johann Kaspar hock, young woman: school teacher,
2) Elias Lather, father of the bride,
who have signed the present document next to me, the minister who performed the marriage.
[signed] Johann Kaspar Hock
[signed] Elias Lather. Johann Konrad Spamer.

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Georg Seng, son of Philipp Seng and Elisabetha Lather, died in Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hessen-Darmstadt (now Germany) on 01 Sep 1842. He was buried at the parish church in Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hessen-Darmstadt (now Germany) on 03 Sep 1842.

The Death and Burial Record of Georg Seng - 1842

SOURCE: Kirtorf Evangelische Kirche (Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hessen-Darmstadt), “Kirtorf K.B. 7 Dek. Alsfeld + 1808-1856 mit A-Z Register. [Kirtorf Church Book 7, Alsfeld Deanery, Deaths 1808-1856 with A-Z Index.],” page 514, Georg Seng, 03 September 1842; filmed as Kirchenbuch 1725-1768; FHL INTL microfilm 1,336,982, Item 1.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Death and Burial Record of Georg Seng. 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:

Georg, Philipp Seng’s Son.

At about two o’clock in the morning of the first of September, in the year of the Lord eighteen-hundred forty-two, Georg Seng died, nine years, ten months and four days old, legitimately born third son of Philipp Seng, citizen and baker here, and his wife Elisabetha née Lather and, at twelve noon on the third of the same month, was buried in the earth according to Christian tradition in the presence of Georg Blí¼ser, son of the deceased Heinrich Blí¼ser, and Wilhelm Becker, son of the deceased Johannes Becker from here, who have signed the present document next to me, the minister.
[signed] Johann Georg Blí¼ser
[signed] Wilhelm Becker
               [signed] Wolfgang Ernst Glí¼ckner

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Wilhelm Philipp Seng, son of Philipp Seng and Elisabetha Lather, died in Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hessen-Darmstadt (now Germany) on 11 Dec 1831. He was buried at the parish church in Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hessen-Darmstadt (now Germany) on 14 Dec 1831.

The Death and Burial Record of Wilhelm Philipp Seng - 1831

SOURCE: Kirtorf Evangelische Kirche (Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hessen-Darmstadt), “Kirtorf K.B. 7 Dek. Alsfeld + 1808-1856 mit A-Z Register. [Kirtorf Church Book 7, Alsfeld Deanery, Deaths 1808-1856 with A-Z Index.],” page 361, Wilhelm Philipp Seng, 14 December 1831; filmed as Kirchenbuch 1725-1768; FHL INTL microfilm 1,336,981, Item 4.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Death and Burial Record of Wilhelm Philipp Seng. 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:

361                                      1831

Wilhelm Philipp, Philipp Seng’s Son.

Between ten and eleven o’clock on the evening of Sunday, the eleventh of December, in the year of the Lord eighteen-hundred thirty-one, Wilhelm Philip Seng died, age six months and eighteen days, legitimately born son of Philipp Seng, citizen and baker here in Kirtorf, and his wife Elisabetha née Lather and, at twelve noon on the fourteenth of the same month, was quietly buried in the earth according to Christian tradition in the presence of Balthasar Lather, son of the local citizen and tailor Georg Lather, and Johann Georg Blí¼ser, legitimate son of Henrich Blí¼ser, citizen and day laborer here, who have signed the present document next to me, the minister.
[signed] Balthasar Lather    Johann Georg Blí¼ser
                              [signed] Johann Konrad Spamer.

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Catharina Seng, daughter of Philipp Seng and his wife Elisabetha Lather, was born on 05 May 1847. She was baptized in the Evangelical Church in Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hesse-Darmstadt (now Germany) on 13 May 1847.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Catharina Seng - 1847

SOURCE: Kirtorf Evangelische Kirche (Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hessen-Darmstadt), “Geburts=Protokoll der ev. luth. Pfarrei Kirtorf von dem Jahre 1844 bis 1869. [Birth Records of the Evangelical Lutheran Parish in Kirtorf for the Years 1844 to 1869.],” page 72, Catharina Seng, 13 May 1847; filmed as Kirchenbuch 1725-1875; FHL INTL microfilm 1,336,981, Item 1.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Catharina Seng. 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:

72. Catharina, Philipp Seng’s Daughter.

1847.

On the morning of the fifth of May in the year of the Lord eighteen-hundred forty-seven, between eight and nine o’clock, after a credible report, the eighth child and third daughter was born to Philipp Seng, citizen and day laborer here, and his wife Elisabetha née Lather, which on the thirteenth of the same month was baptized, where she was given the name “Catharina”.
The sponsor was: Catharina Seng, eldest daughter of Johannes Seng [one word?] at Hattenbach in Kurhesse, Hersfeld Kreis / absent / in whose place the midwife Christina Rullmann stood in and signed this document next to the father of the child and me the chaplain who performed the baptism.
[signed] Christina Rullmann
[signed] Philipp Seng .  Adolf Mann, Chaplain.

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Elisabetha Seng, daughter of Philipp Seng and his wife Elisabetha Lather, was born on 24 Apr 1844. She was baptized in the Evangelical Church in Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hesse-Darmstadt (now Germany) on 12 May 1844.

The Birth and Baptismal Record of Elisabetha Seng - 1844

SOURCE: Kirtorf Evangelische Kirche (Kirtorf, Alsfeld Kreis, Hessen-Darmstadt), “Geburts=Protokoll der ev. luth. Pfarrei Kirtorf von dem Jahre 1844 bis 1869. [Birth Records of the Evangelical Lutheran Parish in Kirtorf for the Years 1844 to 1869.],” page 8, Elisabetha Seng, 12 May 1844; filmed as Kirchenbuch 1725-1875; FHL INTL microfilm 1,336,981, Item 1.

Click on the image above to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Birth and Baptismal Record of Elisabetha Seng. 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:

Elisabetha, Philipp Seng’s Daughter.

1844
In the evening of the twenty-fourth of April in the year of the Lord eighteen-hundred forty-four, between nine and ten o’clock, after a credible report, the seventh child and second daughter was born to Philipp Seng, citizen and baker here, and his wife Elisabetha née Lather, which on the twelfth of May was baptized, where she was given the name “Elisabeth”
The sponsor was:
Elisabetha, daughter of Georg Lather, the brother of the child’s mother, in whose place because
she is underage, the midwife Christina Rullmann stood in and signed this document next to the father of the child and me the minister who performed the baptism.

[signed] Christina Rullmann
[signed] Philipp Seng .  Wolfgang Ernst Glí¼ckner
                                                                               Minister

Copyright © 2009 by Stephen J. Danko