John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 1878

Five more children of the family of Hanss Burkhardt Fischer are:

7. Joseph 28.1.1765 ¥ Schützingen . . . 1792 Louisa Lang, T.d. † Hanss Jerg L., Bauer dort
8. Joh. David 13.3.1768 † 22.3.1768
9. Maria Elisabeth 10.6.1769 † 24.12.1774
10. Joh. David 15.5.1771 † 1.3.1772
11. Philipp Heinrich 2.3.1773 † 18.2.1774.

Joseph (no middle name) was born and baptized on 28 January 1765.  He married at Schützingen, (some time in) 1792, Louisa Lang, the daughter of the deceased Hanss Jerg Lang, a farmer there.

Joh. David was born and baptized on 13 March 1768, and he died nine days later.

Maria Elisabeth was born and baptized on 10 June 1769, and she died on 24 December 1774.

Another Joh. David was born and baptized on 15 May 1771, and he died the next January 3.

Philipp Heinrich was born and on 2 March 1773, and he died shortly before his first birthday.

Some of the abbreviations that one is likely to encounter include:

• err - a computed date most often found as a birth date from the age at death
• um - circa or around, about
• S.d. - Sohn des (son of the . . .)
• Kdr - Kinder (child or children)
• Wwe- Witwe (widow)
• ooI - first marriage; ooII - second marriage; etc
• zw. - zwischen (between)
• u. - und (and)
• T.d. - Tochter des (daughter of the . . )
• led., ld., - ledig (single)
• † * - stillborn
• Zwill. - Zwilling (twin)
• dort - there (meaning the place mentioned earlier in the entry)

Every Ortssippenbuch has many variations on this, especially for the place names, which occur often.  Also, there is no standardization of the abbreviations used, though the set given here would enable you to read most any Ortssippenbuch.
(30 Apr 04)