1744 Johann Henrich Krückeberg Baptized

Family Relationships and Other Facts

Johann Henrich Baptism
Name Baptism Date

Johann Henrich Krückeberg

19 Jan. 1744
Godfathers
Name

[Frerking/Frerkung?]

Ahldags

Weiland in Behrenbusch

Watermann’s son
Significance of Father’s Given Name Missing

The baptism of a Johann Henrich Krückeberg does not list the father’s given names nor does it list the locality where he was born. Berenbusch is not mentioned. This MIGHT be because there was only one Krückeberg family, the one in Berenbusch.

Image of Baptism Record

The baptism entry is found on image 167, year 1744, fourth entry for January.

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Figure 1. Unknown Krückeberg (Click to enlarge)
The word before "Johann Henrich"?
Due to the poor quality of the text, it is unclear word precedes "Johann Henrich". Is it the first of three given
names? It is might be benahmsen, with benahmsen likely just another form of benamsen, colloquial for benennen, "to name somebody or something after, or for".

Transliteration and Translation

Transliteration (See NOTE below)
Anno 1744

[First three entries from 1744 ommitted...]

d. 19 dito Krückeberg ein Söhnlein taufen laßen
benamset Johann Henrich. Gevatter sind G[eorg]
Frerkings Ahldags. Weiland in Behrenbusch. Watermanns
Sohn von Nordholtz.

  • dito means ditto and thus the month of Janua (Janmuary).

  • The verb benahmset is apparently benamset, whose inifinitive is benennt meaing to name.

  • There are a few undecipherable words are written very small, raised above the line that begin before the word 'Sohn'
Translation
On the 19th of the same month [January], Krückeberg had a little son baptized,
named Johann Henrich. The sponsors were Georg
Frerking Ahldag, Weiland in Berenbusch, and Watermann’s
son from Nordholz

Citations

  • [PET-B-1744a] "Archion Protestant Kirchenbücher Portal", database with images, Archion (https://www.archion.de/p/6ebd3448c0/: 23 November 2023), path: Niedersachsen > Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv > Kirchenbücher der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Landeskirche Schaumburg-Lippe > Petzen > Verzeichnis der Getauften und Konfirmierten, 1641-1784 > Image 167 of 322