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|title=New Jersey, Newark, St. Stephan's Grace Community Lutheran Church Records, 1874-1989 | |title=New Jersey, Newark, St. Stephan's Grace Community Lutheran Church Records, 1874-1989 | ||
|location=New Jersey | |location=New Jersey | ||
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== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
The collection consists of images of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, memberships, funerals, minutes, and other records from the St. Stephan's Grace Community Lutheran Church in Newark. The collection covers the years 1874 to 1989. | The collection consists of images of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, memberships, funerals, minutes, and other records from the St. Stephan's Grace Community Lutheran Church in Newark. The collection covers the years 1874 to 1989. The records are in German and English. | ||
{{Collection_Browse_Link | {{Collection_Browse_Link | ||
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== Record Content == | == Record Content == | ||
<gallery caption="Church of Wales Parish Record Examples" widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3"> | |||
Image:New Jersey, Newark, St. Stephan's United Church of Christ Records (15-0369) Baptisms (Left side) DGS 101496396_69.jpg|Baptisms (Left side) | |||
Image:New Jersey, Newark, St. Stephan's United Church of Christ Records (15-0369) Baptisms (right side) DGS 101496396_70.jpg|Baptisms (Right side) | |||
Image:New Jersey, Newark, St. Stephan's United Church of Christ Records (15-0369) Marriages DGS 101496395_5.jpg|Marriages | |||
Image:New Jersey, Newark, St. Stephan's United Church of Christ Records (15-0369) Funerals DGS 101496396_169.jpg|Funerals | |||
Image:New Jersey, Newark, St. Stephan's United Church of Christ Records (15-0369) Confirmations DGS 101496400_4.jpg|Confirmations | |||
Image:New Jersey, Newark, St. Stephan's United Church of Christ Records (15-0369) Communions DGS 101496396_8.jpg|Communions | |||
</gallery> | |||
Information in a '''baptism record''' may include: | Information in a '''baptism record''' may include: | ||
*Full name of person being baptized | *Full name of person being baptized | ||
* | *If adult or child | ||
*Baptism date | *Birth date and place | ||
* | *Baptism date and place | ||
* | *Residence | ||
* | *Names of parents | ||
* | *Names of sponsors | ||
Information in a '''marriage record''' may include: | |||
*Date of marriage | |||
*Names of bride and groom | |||
*Birth dates of bride and groom | |||
*Names of witnesses | |||
Information in a '''death, burial, or funeral record''' may include: | Information in a '''death, burial, or funeral record''' may include: | ||
*Name | *Name of deceased | ||
* | *If member or nonmember | ||
*If adult or child | |||
*Death date | |||
*Cause of death | *Cause of death | ||
*Age | *Age | ||
* | *When and where buried | ||
*Remarks | |||
* | |||
Information in a ''' | Information in a '''confirmation record''' may include: | ||
*Confirmation date | |||
*Name of candidate | |||
*Birth date | |||
*Other remarks | |||
Information in a '''communion record''' may include: | |||
*Name of member | |||
*Address or residence | |||
*Year | |||
*details about the person's knowledge of the doctrine | |||
*Name | |||
* | |||
* | |||
* | |||
== How to Use the Record == | == How to Use the Record == | ||
To begin your search you will need to know the following information: | To begin your search you will need to know the following information: | ||
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*Church records are considered a primary source. They are usually reliable because they are kept by the minister, or a clerk appointed by the minister, who usually recorded an event at or very near the time it occurred. | *Church records are considered a primary source. They are usually reliable because they are kept by the minister, or a clerk appointed by the minister, who usually recorded an event at or very near the time it occurred. | ||
*There is also some variation in the information given from record to record. | *There is also some variation in the information given from record to record. | ||
=== For Help Reading These Records === | |||
Some of the records in this collection are in German. For help reading the records see the wiki articles: | |||
*[[German Word List]] | |||
*[[German Language and Languages]] | |||
=== Unable to Find Your Ancestor? === | === Unable to Find Your Ancestor? === | ||