1 January 2014

Martha Charlotte Fiegenbaum

1878 — 1948

Birth & Baptism

family's record of Martha C. Fiegenbaum's birth
Warren County, Missouri; 1878.  Photocopy of original courtesy of Jane (Fiegenbaum) Padget.
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Family's ecord of Martha Charlotte Fiegenbaum's birth

This is a portion of a family register which appears to have been kept by Hermann Heinrich and Wilhelmine Florentine Charlotte (Wehrmann) Fiegenbaum in which they recorded the names and the dates of the births, baptisms, and sometimes the deaths, of their 12 children. Martha Charlotte Fiegenbaum was the 12th child.

A transcription of this entry is:

Unser Tochter ist Geboren D 21 März
Im Jahr 1878 Am Donnertag abens um 6 uhr
Es heist Martha, Scharlotte

A translation is:

Our daughter was born on the 21st of March
in the year 1878 on Thursday evening at 6 o'clock
Her name is Martha Scharlotte

Martha Charlotte's birth and baptism were also recorded in the baptism register of the deutsche evangelische Kirche am Charette (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ) at Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA. Her parents acted as the sponsors at the baptism.

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