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Marriage — Martin Ziegler (widower) and Catharina Barbara, widow of Johann Georg Rau, Enzweihingen, 5 May 1795
Transcript and translation
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Transcription (German, as read)
Groom: "Martin Ziegler, Bürger und Bauer dasier, Wittwer." Bride: "Catharina Barbara, Johann Georg Rau hinterl. Wittib [Wittwe]." Left margin: "Cum Dispensatione ... [a note on the dispensation, 3-4 lines, not legible] ... Cop. d. 5. May [1795]." Column "Cultus": "[Luth.?]" (doubtful). The bride's age and parents are not given in this table.
English translation
No. 6 (1795). Martin Ziegler, citizen and farmer here, widower, [marries] Catharina Barbara, widow left by Johann Georg Rau. Dispensation granted [for the short interval or for the second marriage]. Married 5 May 1795.
Notes
Seven months after Johann Georg Rau's death. The dispensation note is not legible. Johann Wendel (14) grew up with a stepfather.
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