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From: John Helmut Merz <>
Subject: Re: [REV-HESSIANS] Re: My Hessian - John David Arnd/Arend
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 23:52:49 -0800


wrote:
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> Dear David I found my Hessian ancestor 's signature by researching. He had
> actualy signed his marriage certificate as it is a required custom in a
> catholic church.The signature is old german type and it helped me
> distinguish an A from an E in my name wich was a problem, he wrote Barck
> instead of Berck as other people have written down before.Also in the
> marriage was a signature of another Hessian Georg Wagonner who signed as a
> witness.That was in october 1783 when my Andreas married a french lady
> Euphrosine de Mandeville in Berthier were he was stationed many times as is
> shown by his regiment's records, living probably in her father's house as was
> the way done by the german troops in those days.If you look at other baptism
> or death or marriage records there is probably a signature of yours
> truly.Just keep cracking. (PS. there is a phrase from my Mom ,that is always
> coming up at work or other times when I need something to happen ,or asking
> for something,"...Lou..did you do your homework ?.." There you go.) Ludwig ;)

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