Document F.97 · marriage register · transcription: verbatim
Zion Lutheran Church, Oldwick (New Germantown), Tewksbury Twp, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey: marriage register page, late 1787 - Oct 1788
- repository
- unknown (one-page image PDF on disk)
- collection
- Zion Lutheran Church, Oldwick, marriage register; published as "Marriage Records of the Zion Lutheran Church at Oldwick", Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey Vol. 40, page 16
What is transcribed: The whole page (marriages from a [Septem]ber 20 entry of 1787 through Octobr 27 1788); the two Cooper entries are transcribed below.
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captn. Benjm. Cooper | groom | Benjamin Cooper 1741–1794 | marriage: [Fe]br: 2[0 or 5]th 1788 |
| Anna Brown | bride | ||
| Mr. Danl. Cooper from Long Hill | groom | Daniel Cooper Sr 1695–1795 | marriage: [Oct]obr. 27th 1788, the House of Mr Aaron [...] |
| Mrs Barbara Margary[?] Gibb[e?] | bride | Barbara Margaretta ?–1789 |
What this document records
Not on page
The left margin is cut off, so the month names are partial; the second Cooper entry runs off the right edge and the foot of the page.
Transcription and notes
The two Cooper entries
1788
[Fe]br: 2[0 or 5]th Captn. Benjm. Cooper & Anna Brown
...
[Oct]obr. 27th were married at the House of Mr Aaron [cut off] Mr. Danl. Cooper from Long Hill in the 89th year to his fifth Wife Mrs Barbara Margary[?] Gibb[e?] [cut off]