Amanuensis Monday: Catharina STROESSER’s death certificate

Despite all the high hopes the STROESSER family might have had upon the birth of their daughter Catharina so shortly after the death of little Johann, Catharina lived only a short time as well. She passed away on 14 Feb 1884, just over a month after her first birthday.

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Transcription (the italicized parts were handwritten on the record):

Im Jahre tausend acht hundert vier und achtzig, den vierzehnten

des Monats februar um acht Uhr Vor mittags sind vor Uns

Johann Eduard Brasesel, Bürgermeister, Beamten des Civilstandes

der Gemeinde Folscheid , im Kanton Redingen Groß=

herzogthum Luxemburg, erschienen Peter Stroesser,

alt vierzig sechs Jahre Eisenhändler

wohnhaft zu Schwiedelbruch, Vater des Vestorbenen

und Johann Peter Stephany , alt dreiszig acht Jahre

Notar-Gehilfe , wohnhaft zu Rambruch

Diese haben Uns erklärt, daß Catharina Stroesser

alt dreizehn Monate Jahre, ohne Stand

geboren zu Schwiedelbruch , wohnhaft zu selben

Schwiedelbrouch, Zochter des ersten Comparenten und seiner Ehegattin

Barbara Thinnes, alt dreiszig sechs Jahre, ohne Stand, wohnhaft

im selben Orte

verschieden ist gestern um Zwei Uhr Nach mittags,

zu geneltem Schwiedelbruch

und haben beide Anzeiger gegenwärtige Urkunde, nachdem sie ihnen vorgelesen worden,

mit Uns unterschrieben.

Line by line Translation:

In the Year one thousand eight hundred eighty-four, the fourteenth

of the Month of february at eight o’clock Before noon have before Us

Johann Eduard Brassel, Burgermeister, Officials of the Civil State

of the Commune of Folschette , in the Canton Redange Grand-

duchy of Luxembourg, appeared Peter Stroesser,

aged forty six Years Blacksmith

residing in Schwiedelbrouch, Father of the Deceased

and Johann Peter Stephany , aged thirty eight Years

Notary-Assistant , residing in Rambrouch

This has been declared to Us, that Catharina Stroesser

aged thirteen Months Years, without Occupation

born in Schwiedelbrouch , residing in same

Schwiedelbrouch, Daughter of the first Appearing Party and his Wife

Barbara Thinnes, aged thirty six Years, without Occupation, residing

in same Place

deceased is yesterday at Two o’clock After noon,

in same Schwiedelbrouch

and have both Informants the present deed, having been read to them,

with Us signed.

There, again, is that Notar-Gehilfe, but I am growing more certain about my translation of Notary-Assistant.

Source:

Folschette, Redange, Luxembourg, death certificate no. 4 (1884), Catharina Stroesser; digital image #67 of 142, Chuch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, “Décès 1879-1889,” FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2014).