Washington County PA Archives Bible Records.....Joseph Markle Family Bible Copyright Date 1921 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty klbeatty@npgcable.com January 6, 2007, 9:58 am The Bible is all in German, is well preserved, has leather back, which is loose, with two metal clasps, is 6 3/4 inches long 4 inches wide & 2 inches thick. It bears date MDCCXLII or 1742 & bears date of Frankfurt on the Main & name of Ben Heimniah Ludwig BrÖnnern & has 784 pages in the Bible 138 in the Apocrypha and 272 in the New Testament. The translation made by Prof M.A. Dickie of No 20 S. Lincoln St, Washington Pa Prof of German in W&J College is as follows: Page 1 (Front Cover) I was born in the year 1747 the 7th of June 1782, Estha [Esther?] Maria Horning was born the 25th _____ 1784, Hannes was born the 11th of May 1788, Cathrina was born the 17th of March. 1789, Peter was born the 21st of March. Page 2 (First Page of front fly leaf.) I have married Esthant Fergeson in the year 1774, the 1st of November & in the year 1776, a son has been born to us the 6th of July. In 1778, a son has been born to us the 26th of October. In 1781, a son has been born to us the_________ In 1782, a daughter has been born to us. Her name is Estha Maria Horning January 25th Page 3 (2d page of front fly leaf) In 1784, a son has been born to us. His name is Johann the 11th of May In 1785, a son has been born to us, His name is Johann Peter the 21st of March (4th of December crossed out) In 1788, a daughter has been born to us. Her name is Catharina the 17th March In 1789, a son has been born to us. His name is Johann Peter the 21st of March. In 1791, a daughter has been born to us. Her name is Maria? (very blurred). Page 4 (1st page of back fly leaf) In the year 1793, a daughter was born to us. Her name is Inna Christina the 9th of March In 1795, a son was born to us. His name is Daniel the 30th January In 1797, a daughter has been born to us the 13th of July. Her name is Catharina Barbara. Page 5. (2d page of back fly leaf) 1797 Barbara was born the 13th of July In 1799, a son has been born to us. His name is Samuel the 27th of August. In 1800 I have (written) this. My wife, Inna Barbara died the 23d of November 1805. She was 49 yrs 4 mos & 10 days old and I have married in the year 1806, the first day of September. Page 6 (on back cover) Barbara was born in 1797 the 13th of July Samuel was born 1799 the 27th of August. I was born June 7, 1747, Married Nov 1, 1774 Esthant Fergeson 1. a son was born July 6, 1776 2. A son was born Oct 26, 1778 3. A son was born 1781 4. Estha Maria Horning was born Jany 25, 1782. 5. Johann was born May 11, 1784 6. Johann Peter was born Mch 21, 1785? This might be intended for 1789. See later record. His first wife has probably died here & he then married Inna Barbara whose death he records in 1805. 7. Catharina was born Mch 17, 1788 8. Johann Peter was born Mch 21, 1789. 9. Maria? was born 1791 10. Inna Christina was born Mch 9, 1793 11. Daniel was born Jany 30, 1795 12. Barbara (Catharine Barbara) was born July 13, 1797 13. Samuel was born Aug 27, 1799. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb