u/Legitimate_Oil301

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Hi all. I'm working on a genealogy case involving a French-origin family that settled in Paderborn, Germany. Found a death entry that might be relevant but I can't make out the surname.

Record: Paderborn, St. Ulrich (Gaukirche), Catholic duplicate death register, entry 54, KB009b-04-Zs (covers 1830–1849)

What I need help with: the underlined surname at the start of the entry. Could it possibly be Carpentier?

I appreciate the help!

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I'm working on a German-French family line (Carpentier/Graen) and stuck on one word in a baptism register. Would appreciate a transcription of the godparent's name if anyone can make it out.

Record: Paderborn, St. Ulrich (Gaukirche), Catholic baptism register (duplicate/transcript), entry 53, 1835, KB007b-02-Zt p. 42

Child: Maria Catharina Graen, b. 25 Nov 1835, bp. 27 Nov 1835
Father: Johann Christoph Ludwig Graen
Mother: Catharina Louise Friederike Carpentier

What I need help with: the godparent column includes an entry that appears to read "Großmutter" followed by a name — the name itself is what I can't make out. If legible, this would be my one shot at naming the mother's own mother, so any partial read (even just a surname or first letter) would be a huge help.

I appreciate it!

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Hello! I'd be grateful for help with this 1852 marriage entry (entry no. 1 of the year, likely a Lutheran/evangelical register). I can read most of it; I'm stuck on a few details.

What I'm reasonably confident about:

• Groom: Heinrich Matthiessen, 29, from Burg, son of Catharina Lorenzen of Preetz.

• Bride: die ledige Catharina Maria Elisabeth Carpentier, legitimate daughter of a Joseph Carpentier and his wife Margarethe Luise.

The three areas where I'd love help:

1. The bride's residence/origin

2. The bride's mother's maiden name and age

3. Does the entry state where the bride's father lives?

Even a partial read on any of these would help enormously. Thank you!

Hello! I'd be very grateful for help reading a few words in this entry. It's the third entry on the page — the marriage of Friedrich Wilhelm Franz Casselmann and Maria Henriette Hermine Makowski, 15 August 1861 — from the Catholic parish register of Verden, St. Josef (Diocese of Hildesheim), on Matricula Online.

I can read most of the entry, but several attempts (including AI tools) have disagreed badly on the proper names, so I'd love a careful human reading. For the groom, I especially need:

1. Place of birth — the word after "21. Mai 1832 in …"
2. Father's status/occupation — his name appears to be Friedrich Wilhelm Casselmann, but the occupation is unclear
3. Mother's first name and maiden name — read variously as Caroline or Dorothea, and Frede or Fricke

A full transcription of the groom's three columns (name/status/residence, birth date & place, and parents) would be amazing, but even just the birthplace word would help enormously. Thank you so much!

Marriage Record