Carl Friedrich Gottlieb Krückeberg (1879-1838) Family Events

Reviewing the Petzen records from the early part of the 18th century into the early part of the 19th century, we find that there are not many Krückeberg records because there were not that many Krückeberg families in the Petzen parish. This greatly aids finding the prior generation to Johann Heinrich and Carl Friedrich Krückeberg. However, it doesn’t eliminate the requirement of examining every page of the church register, which is unindexed.

We can immediately look for those Krückebergs that lived at the same address, had the same parents, whose father has the same occupation and the same status (Stand in German), had the network of sponsors, etc. We can use the same technique to find the prior generation.

Especially helpful in confirming the individual in different records is the Nachträge (addenda) that is sometime occurance in the margins of a record that references past of future church ceremonies involving a individual and sometimes their parents. So in addition to the event table, we also have a separate Nachträge table.

The baptism record for Caroline Dorothee Krückeberg contains Nachträge, mariginal addenda, that lists her future marriage and burial and death dates as well as her father’s exact baptism date. Having her father’s baptism dates allows us to immediately locate his birth record and determine who his parents are, where they lived—​not to mention other details his baptism record might have. It provides the connecting link to the prior generation, the proof of who his parent’s are.