Marriage Record of Johannes Hahn and Johannetta Liebmann

Eppelsheim Register of Marriages, 1812

 

 

By Steven Matthew Hahn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

The French Republic was established in 1792 and from its inception civil registrations were made compulsory in the Town Halls throughout the Republic. In 1792 the village of Eppelsheim was part of the Archbishopric of Mainz, an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1797, the area of the Holy Roman Empire lying west of the Rhine River was annexed to France, and the registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in Eppelsheim the following year. There are no synagogue records for the Jews in Eppelsheim; therefore there are no vital records for the Jews in Eppelsheim prior to 1798.

 

In 1806, after the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire, the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt was formed east of the Rhine River near Eppelsheim. After the defeat of Napoléon I in 1814 the area around Mainz west of the Rhine River, which included Eppelsheim, was annexed to the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt and formed the province of Rhinehessen. Civil registration continued in Eppelsheim. Records were recorded in German from 1798 to mid 1804, in French from mid 1804 to 1814, and in German from 1815 to the present.

 

The transcription of the text of the marriage record of Johannes Hahn and Johannetta Liebmann as recorded in the Eppelsheim Register of Marriages in 1812 is shown first in French followed by its translation in English. The handwritten portions of the record are shown in italics. The age of Johannes Hahn is mistakenly given as twenty-seven years. The correct age should be thirty-four years (or just shy of it) based on his birth-year of 1778. His brother, Emanuel was married three weeks earlier in Eppelsheim at the age of twenty-seven years and confusion with his brother’s age may be the cause of the mistake.

 

 

FRENCH:

 

No. 8.

 

L'AN mil huit cent douze, le trentième Décembre à une heure de Relevé pardevant nous Jean Grün l'aîné, Maire et Officier de l'état civil de la commune d’Epelsheim canton de Bechtheim département du Mont-Tonnérre sont comparus

 

Le Jean Hahn, Célibataire, Comerçant agé de vingt Sept ans, domicilé et natif à Epelsheim, come il est constaté par le ci-joint Acte de Notorieté dressé an date du Dix huit Septembre de l’an Mil huit Cent douze par le Juge de paix du Canton de Bechtheim qui est homologué par la Chambre civile du Tribunal de premiére Instance en son audience publique à Mayanee en date du Cinqième Octobre dix huit Cent douze d'où il résulte que le soi-dit époux fût né à Epelsheim en l’an Mil Sept Cent Septante huit, fils majeur et légitime des défunts Isaac Loeb, et de Gutle Elkan son épouse vivant, Comerçant domicilé à Epelsheim mais desquels il ne peut pas produire des Extraits Mortuaires parce qu’ ils sont décédés sous l’ancien régime et que le soi-dit époux est très indigent de se procurer d’autres Extraits de ses defunts parents;

 

et Demoiselle Jeannette Liebmann autrefois Veilgen Liebmann, Célibataire, Servante ageé de vingt cinq ans environ, domicilée à Worms, et natif de Wiesopenheim, Département du Mont-Tonnérre come il est constaté par la ci-joint Acte de Notorieté dressé en date du deuxième Decembre de l’an Mil huit Cent douze par le Juge de paix du Canton de Radersheim Département du Mont-Tonnérre qui est homologué par la Chambre civile du Tribunal de premiére Instance en son audience publique à Mayanee en date du Septième Decembre dix huit Cent douze d'oú il résulte que la soi-dite épouse fût né à Wiesopenheim en l’an Mil Sept Cent quatra-vingt Sept, fille majeur et légitime du défunt Liebmann Levi vivant Marchand demeurant à Wiesopenheim, lequel est décédé à Wiesopenheim en l’an onze de la Repùblique le vingt cinquième Vendémiaire, comme il est constaté pas extrait Mortuaire delivré par Le Sieur Uboig, Maire de Wiesopenheim en date du vingt cinquième Novembre Mil huit Cent huit, et de Rosalie neé Blak son épouse, demeurant à Worms, ci present et consentante à cette Mariage

 

lesquels nous ont requis de procéder à la célébration du mariage projeté entre eux et dont les publications ont été faites devant la principale porte de notre maison commune; savoir : la première le vingtième du mois de Décembre de l'an mil huit cent douze à dix heures de Matin et la seconde le vingt septième du mois de Décembre de l'an mil huit cent douze à dix heure de Matin et dont les publications ont été faites devant la principale porte de la Maison Commune de Worms, savoir la première Dimanche le sixiéme Decembre de l’an Mil huit Cent douze à l’heure de Midi et la seconde le treize Decembre de l’an Mil huit Cent douze à l’heure de Midi, Nulle opposition Nous étant survenîrs au dite Mariages Nous, Maire Officier de l’état civil vû les acte à dessus annoncés desquels il résulte que le formalités requis par la loi ont été remplis faisant Droit à la dite réquisition après avoir donné lecture de toutes les pièces ci-dessus mentionnées, et du chapitre VI du titre du Code civil intitulé : du Mariage, avons demandé au futur époux et à la future épouse s'ils veulent se prendre pour mari et pour femme : chacun d'eux ayant répondu séparement et affirmativement, déclarons, au nom de la loi, que Jean Hahn et Jeanette Liebmann sont unis par le mariage.

 

      De quoi avons dressé acte en présence de Isaac Schloss, Comerçant âge de trente huit ans, domicilé à Epelsheim, beau-frère de l’époux et de Emanuel Hahn, Comerçant âge de vingt sept ans, domicilé à Epelsheim, frère de de l’époux et de Adolphe Louis, Maître d'école âge vingt quatre ans, domicilé à Epelsheim, Cousin de l'épouse de Christophe Arnold, Adjoint âge de Cinquante huit ans, domicilé à Dintesheim lesquels, après qu'il leur en a été aussi donne lecture, l'ont signé avec nous et les parties contractantes.

 

Johannes Hahn                                   Johannetta Liebmann                          Rosalie Levy

Isaac Schloss                                      Emanuel Hahn                                    Adolphe Louis

Christophe Arnold                              J Grun l'aîné, Maire

 

 

ENGLISH:

 

No. 8.

 

THE YEAR one thousand eight hundred twelve, the thirtieth of December at one o’clock in the Relief in the presence of I John Grün the oldest child, Mayor and Officer of the civil state (Registrar) of the commune (municipality) of Epelsheim canton (district) of Bechtheim département (county) of Mont-Tonnérre (Mount Thunder), are appeared

 

The John Hahn, Unmarried, Merchant age of twenty-seven years, resident and native to Epelsheim as it is established by the joint Act of Notoriety set up to the date of the Eighteenth of September of the year one thousand eight hundred twelve by the judge of peace of the Canton (District) of Bechtheim that act confirmed by the civil Chamber of the Court of First Justice in his public audience to Mayanee (Mainz) dating back to the fifth of October eighteen hundred twelve of where it results that the said husband was born to Epelsheim in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-eight, major (of legal age) and legitimate son of the late Isaac Loeb, and of Gutle Elkan when alive, Merchant resident to Epelsheim but of which ones it cannot produce the Funeral Extracts (Death Certificates) looked for they having been deceased under the former regime that the said husband is needing himself to look for other Extracts (Certificates) of the late parents;

 

and Miss Jeannette Liebmann formerly Veilgen Liebmann, Unmarried, Waitress age of twenty five years about, resident to Worms, and native of Wiesopenheim, Département (County) of the Mont-Tonnérre (Mount Thunder) as it is established by the joint Act of Notoriety set up to the date of the second of December of the year one thousand eight hundred twelve by the judge of peace of the Canton (District) of Radersheim Département (County) of the Mont-Tonnérre (Mount Thunder) that act confirmed by the civil Chamber of the Court of First Justice in his public audience to Mayanee (Mainz) dating back to the Seventh of December eighteen hundred twelve of where it results that the said wife was born to Wiesopenheim in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-Seven, major (of legal age) and legitimate daughter of the late Liebmann Levi when alive a Merchant living at Wiesopenheim, which deceased to Wiesopenheim in the year eleven of the Republic the twenty fifth of Vendémiaire (17 October 1802), as it is established by Funeral extract (Death certificate) of the book by The Sir Uboig, Mayor of Wiesopenheim dating back to the twenty fifth of November one thousand eight hundred eight, and of Rosalie neé Blak his spouse, living at Worms, here present and consenting to this Marriage

 

which these required us to proceed to the celebration of the projected marriage between them and of which the publications were done in front of the principal door of our common house; know : the first one the twentieth of the month of December of the year one thousand eight hundred twelve at ten o’clock in the Morning and the second the twenty seventh of the month of December of the year one thousand eight hundred twelve at ten o’clock in the Morning and of which the publications were done in front of the principal door of the Common House of Worms, know the first Sunday the sixth of December of the year one thousand eight hundred twelve on time of Noon and the second the thirteen of December of the year one thousand eight hundred twelve on time of Noon, No opposition to Me has arisen to the said Marriages I, Mayor Officer of the civil state have seen the acts to enunciating overhead of which ones it results that the formalities required by the law have been filled doing Entitlement to the said demand after having read all of the above mentioned pieces, and chapter VI of the title of the civil entitled Code : Marriage, asked the future husband and the future wife if they will take themselves for husband and for wife : each of them having replied separately and affirmatively, let us declare, in the name of the law, that Jean Hahn and Jeanette Liebmann are united by marriage.

 

      Of what certificate was drawn up in the presence of Isaac Schloss, Merchant age of thirty eight years, resident to Epelsheim, brother-in-law of the husband and of Emanuel Hahn, Merchant age of twenty seven years, resident to Epelsheim, brother of the husband and of Adolphe Louis, school Master age twenty four years, resident to Epelsheim, Cousin of the wife and of Christophe Arnold, Assistant age of Fifty eight years, resident to Dintesheim which these, after it was also read to them, signed with Me and the contracting parties.

 

Johannes Hahn                                   Johannetta Liebmann                          Rosalie Levy

Isaac Schloss                                      Emanuel Hahn                                    Adolphe Louis

Christophe Arnold                              J Grün the oldest child, Mayor