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From: Robert Behnen <>
Subject: Re: GEN-DE Help reading two marriage records, Hesse-Darmstadt
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 05:49:31 -0700 (PDT)
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Dear Debra,

Here is what I can read:

...Meister Georg Philipp Schuchmann Burger u. ?osementers dahier des
Burgers und Schneidermeisters Johann Georg Schuchmann...

Perhaps one of the native speakers will recognize the occupation of
Georg Philipp - it is not triggering anything yet in my mind this morning.  He
is clearly a master in his trade though.  His father is indeed a master tailor.

... Elisabethe Margarethe von der Schmitt, des gewesenen fürstl. Grüntzen
(or Gräntzen) Försters.  Herr Johann Georg von der Schmitt ...

Her father is the deceased royal (princely) forester of ?? 
Again I am stumped on Grüntzen but likely a native speaker may be able to
think of a possibility.

The other record:
...Elisabeth Mess, des verstorbenen Soldaten, Johannes Mess, zu Bessungen,
nachgelassene dritteheliche Tochter...

Elisabeth Mess, legitimate third daughter of the deceased soldier, Johannes
Mess,
of Bessungen (a specific section of Darmstadt see: 
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmstadt-Bessungen)

...Elisabethe des Burgers und Kupferschmiedmeisters, Balthasar (Kruckler?),
Ehefrau, und 2)
der Laufer be

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