I found a confirmation entry for my ancestor, Thomas Motz, in the Bessungen records 1658-1694, image 32. I have browsed the entire section and cannot determine the year of the confirmation. Are the confirmations dated by year?
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Here it says 1685 https://www.archion.de/p/e047136ba0/ image 30
Here it says 1686 https://www.archion.de/p/41016a7a10/ image 33
So it must be 1685.
Here it says 1686 https://www.archion.de/p/41016a7a10/ image 33
So it must be 1685.
vnagel2004
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Caution please!
These are no confirmation entries, but instead entries for communicants (Kommunikaten / Abendmahlsteilnehmer).
And yes, they are recorded by year and Sundays when these people attended Holy Communion / Supper.
I am confused. The title of this church book says Confirmations and Communion Registers. In these section they also list "circümcisions", but I thought this only a Jewish practice. I tried using a translator for the term, so maybe it means something completely different.
That makes sense, thank you!
vnagel2004
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Confirmation is celebrated for 13 / 14 year old children!
(In general not for adults, married couples etc..... as you find them recorded in the communions registers / section with the church register in question. )
It's mainly celebrated once a year in early spring in the time between Easter and Pentecost; at max twice a year, second time in early harvest - but not on multiple Sunday's during the Christian year as Holy Communion / Supper is!
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Confirmations 1686
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Confirmations 1658, 1660, 1661, 1662, 1663, 1664 - No one, 1665
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Confirmation records are continued on following pages.....
(In general not for adults, married couples etc..... as you find them recorded in the communions registers / section with the church register in question. )
It's mainly celebrated once a year in early spring in the time between Easter and Pentecost; at max twice a year, second time in early harvest - but not on multiple Sunday's during the Christian year as Holy Communion / Supper is!
Konfirmation – Wikipedia
Confirmations 1686
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Confirmations 1658, 1660, 1661, 1662, 1663, 1664 - No one, 1665
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Confirmation records are continued on following pages.....
Thank you, your explanation has helped me understand. I was looking for confirmations to make up for missing birth/baptism records so I could narrow down the year of birth. I have taught myself to recognize the old German handwriting for names, but I don't speak German and deciphering other things are often difficult.Confirmation is celebrated for 13 / 14 year old children!
(In general not for adults, married couples etc..... as you find them recorded in the communions registers / section with the church register in question. )
It's mainly celebrated once a year in early spring in the time between Easter and Pentecost; at max twice a year, second time in early harvest - but not on multiple Sunday's during the Christian year as Holy Communion / Supper is!
Konfirmation – Wikipedia
Confirmations 1686
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Confirmations 1658, 1660, 1661, 1662, 1663, 1664 - No one, 1665
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Confirmation records are continued on following pages.....