Document F.1a · church marriage register · transcription: verbatim
Zion Lutheran Church, Oldwick (New Germantown), Hunterdon Co., NJ - marriage register, 27 October 1788 entry (foot of the same page as [F.1])
- repository
- Zion Lutheran Church, Oldwick (formerly New Germantown), Tewksbury Twp, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey - marriage register
- collection
- Marriage register (one scanned page, marriages of 1787 and 1788)
- date
- 1788-10-27
What is transcribed: The last entry on the register page held as [F.1]; it continues past the bottom edge of the scan.
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dan.l Cooper from Long Hill | groom | Daniel Cooper Sr 1695–1795 | marriage: 27 obr 1788, the House of Mr Aaro[n] [cut off] |
| Mrs Barbara Margar[?] Gibb[e or s] | bride | Barbara Margaretta ?–1789 | marriage: 27 obr 1788, the House of Mr Aaro[n] [cut off] |
What this document records
Not on the page
The text after "Gibb[?]" at the right edge, and the line below it (only its first letters show), are cut off. No age figure beyond "89th year" and no statement of earlier marriages is on the captured image.
Bride surname
"Gibb" followed by one further letter that reads as e or s; not resolved. The given names read "Barbara Margar" followed by a flourish that is not resolved into letters.
Transcription and notes
Transcription (re-read on crops)
"[..]obr: 27th were married at the House of Mr Aaro[n] [cut off] Mr Dan.l Cooper from Long Hill in the 89th year [cut off] to his fifth Wife Mrs Barbara Margar[?] Gibb[e or s] ro[?] [cut off]"
A fourth line begins below, cut off by the bottom edge of the scan.