1670 Heinrich Arends Vahlsing Baptism

Image

The 1670 baptism entry is found on image 47, the first entry of the Wiedensahl parish Kirchenbuch 1666-1703.

Figure 1. Heinrich Arands Vahlsing baptism

Transliteration

Johan Vahlsing den 6 Fe-
bruar, ein Kind getauft
so Heinrich Arends genant
dieser Gefatter ist gewesen
Heinrich [Pa.?] Harm ⟨terminal flourish⟩

In „ein Kind getauft“ → “baptized a child”, the pastor is implied as the subject.

Translation

Johann Vahlsing, on the 6th of February, baptized a child,
named Heinrich Arend;
the godfather was
Heinrich P[a.?] Harm.

[WIED-B-1670a] "Archion Protestant Kirchenbücher Portal", database with images, Archion (https://www.archion.de/p/520e17591e/ : 28 December 2025), path: Niedersachsen > Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evangelisch-lutherischen Landeskirche Hannovers > Kirchenkreis Stolzenau-Loccum > Wiedensahl > Kirchenbuch 1666-1703, image 47 of 577