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Introduction to my Church Record Index.
Presented on the following pages is an incomplete index to
the baptismal, marriage and death records of three Catholic churches from the
- St. Sebastian’s
of Sherman Twp., Huron Co.,
- Reed Assumption
of Reed Twp., Seneca Co.,
- St. Michael’s
of Thompson Twp., Seneca Co.,
This project was my introduction to Latin and German. I am self taught in translation and am positive you will find mistakes. My skills have grown with practice, but the bulk of this work has not been proofread. Please verify (or discount) my work by viewing a copy of any cited record.
That being said, I believe this data may still have value as
an aid to those of you who have ancestors who attended these churches. This is
especially true with the announcement that these records are now available free
of charge online at www.familysearchlabs.com
as part of their “
HOW TO USE THIS INDEX
Names in this database have been transcribed as they appeared, in Latin, in the original record. The name John may appear as Joannes, Johannes, Johann. Mary will be Maria. While searching my database be aware that names given in baptism may be transposed in daily life, ie. John George may go by George J. For more information on the use of Latin in Catholic church records consult Family Search’s Latin Genealogical Word List.
In the baptismal index you will notice a column in front of both the mother and the father’s name. I used this column to standardize the surname and separate family groups.
Symbols and abbrievations used in this database
- [ ] Information in brackets are my notes. They do not appear in the original.
- ? Question marks denotes a possible translation.
- __ Underscores are used where I could not decipher the numerals, or letters, as written in the originals.
At the end of each record in my database, you will find a file number and/or a microfilm page number. At the beginning of each file number you will find a code used to identify the church books in which the records were found.
- St. Michael’s = SM-
- St. Sebastian’s = SS-
- Reed Assumption = RA-
My numbering system
The numbers that follow these abbreviations relate to my personal files and the microfilm rolls. They should be disregarded by those of you using the online images at Family Search Labs.
Those of you who wish to do things the old-fashioned way -- as I did to produce this work -- may find my numbering system of assistance.
- Four digit numbers [0000] identify my copies from the original records. If you wish to view a copy of these records, please try to locate these records online at Family Search first. If you have searched and can not find the record you seek, contact me and I will provide a copy from my files. Please limit your request to two records at a time and provide the file number.
- Numbers preceded by the letter m indicate page numbers given to each frame on Roll 1 of the church microfilms. Roll 2 from each church contains restricted information and is unavailable to the public. See the BGSU website for further information concerning these records.
The original records are housed at the former St. Michael’s Church, now known as St. Gaspar del Bufalo.
St. Gaspar del Bufalo
16209 E. Seneca Cty. Rd. 46
Microfilm copies of the records are available at the BGSU CAC.
Center for Archival Collections
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/
Another project related to this one is my St. Sebastian’s Cemetery database. I photographed the entire cemetery in Oct of 2008 and have placed all the images online to be viewed. The Death database has links to the tombstone photos.
Please feel free to contact me depitzen@aol.com with any questions or comments you may have on the database.
I welcome your corrections and suggestions for the standardization of surnames.
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