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Marriage: Herman Menke, sergeant of dragoons, and Louisa Küster, Salzhemmendorf, 7 November 1765
Transcript and translation
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Transcription (German)
"A. 1765." … 4. [Wacht]meister Herman Menke von der Bose [?] Dragoner(s) und J. Louisa Küsters, [7. Nov.]
Translation (English)
7 November 1765: [Sergeant] Herman Menke of the [?] dragoons married Miss Louisa Küster.
Notes
No father is named. Grade: STATED for the date, the bride and the surname; PROBABLE only if she is read as a daughter of the miller Joh. Ludewig Küster.
Conventions
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