u/EngineerDoge00

Reading 1600s English Text
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Reading 1600s English Text

Been trying to find an answer to my question and haven't been able to find a subreddit that could help yet. If this isn't the right place to ask a quesiton like this then just delete this post.

The snippet of text is taken from "Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812". I'm trying to see if my translation of this text is correct or not and the meaning behind the entry, especially the last word.

>1604:
Christeninges:
September:
The ninthe daie of September, mr William Stafforde, sonne of mr William Stafforde knighte.

Which means in today's terms:

>1604:
Christening:
September:
The ninth day of September, William Stafford, son of William Stafford, Knight (occupation, not surname)

Am I correct on this?

Edit: Added context and corrected mistake

u/EngineerDoge00 — 3 days ago

Any Photos of 15th Alabama Regiment before Gettysburg?

I have an ancestor that fought in the 15th Alabama Regiment at Gettysburg. Recently, I've been deep diving my family lineage and want to find as much info as I can. I am trying to see if there are any photos of the regiment floating around that were taken before the battle.

He was captured and later died at Fort Delaware PoW camp, so later photos of the regiment won't do.

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u/EngineerDoge00 — 6 days ago