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Birth record of Marguerithe Kiehl, Mülhausen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, 4 August 1830

Margarett Kiehl (1830-1916) was born in the commune ("town") of Mülhausen, Alsace, in the Département du Bas-Rhin ("Department of the Lower Rhine"), France, on 4 August 1930. Her parents were Jean Kiehl and Marie (née Peter) Kiehl (married 11 December 1814), both 35 years old at the time of her birth, although Margarett's father signed his name to the record "Johann (or Johannes) Kiehl". His occupation is stated to be cultivateur ("farmer").

Margarett later emigrated to America and married Wilhelm Becker (1822-1901) of Baden. She died on 20 February 1916 and is buried in Mt Peace Cemetery, Philadelphia, with her husband.

Birth record of Marguerithe Kiehl, Mülhausen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, 1830, 99 KB

Acte de Naissance

Nº 19
Kiehl
Marguerithe
né le 4 Aout
1830.

6e Feuillet

Mairie de Mülhausen Arrondissement de Saverne

Le cinquième jour du mois d'Aout an mil huit cent trente, à dix heure du Matin

ACTE DE NAISSANCE de Marguerithe Kiehl né le quatre Aout mil huit cent trente, heures du soir file de Kiehl Jean âgé de trente cinq ans, profession de cultivateur domicilié à Mülhausen et de Peter Marie âgé de trente cinq ans, domiciliée à Mülhausen mariés

L'enfant a été reconnu être du sexe féminin
Premier TÉMOIN: Eber Michel le jeune âgé de trente cinq ans, profession de cultivateur domicilié à Mülhausen département du Bas-Rhin
Second TÉMOIN: Kiehl Georges âgé de trente trois ans, profession de cultivateur domicilié à Mülhausen département du Bas-Rhin

Sur la réquisition à nous faite par Kiehl Jean (père) et après la lecture du présent acte ont signé

Constaté suivant la loi par moi Schnepp Maire de Mülhausen faisant les fonctions d'Officier de l'État civil. -- Le Schnepp Maire de Mülhausen

[SignaturesJohann Kiehl, Eber Michel, Georg Kiehl, Schnepp

Civil Birth Record (Translation)

6th Sheet

No. 19
Marguerithe Kiehl
born 4 August 1830

The Town Hall of Mülhausen, (in the) Arrondissement [Communal] ("municipal borough") of Saverne

The fifth day of the month of August, Eighteen Hundred and Thirty, at ten in the morning

ACT OF BIRTH of Marguerithe Kiehl, born 4 August, Eighteen Hundred and Thirty, in the evening, daughter of John Kiehl, age thirty five years, occupation farmer, resident at Mülhausen, and Mary Peter, age thirty five years, resident at Mülhausen, spouses

The child has been recognized be of the female sex

First witness: Michael Eber, the younger, age thirty five years, occupation farmer, resident at Mülhausen, Department of Bas-Rhin

Second witness: George Kiehl, age thirty three years, occupation farmer, resident at Mülhausen, Department of Bas-Rhin

On the formal request to us made by John Kiehl (father) and after the reading of the present Act, we have signed

Verified according to law by me Schnepp, Mayor of Mulhausen, acting officer of Civil Registration. -- The Mayor of Mülhausen, Schnepp

[Signatures]  Johann Kiehl, Eber Michel, Georg Kiehl, Schnepp

Remarks

Death Certificate That Margarett was the wife of Wilhelm Becker is confirmed by her death certificate, although her date of birth is misstated there as 4 August 1836, but her parents are named as John and Mary (née Peters) Kiehl, and Margarett is stated to be the widow of Wilhelm Becker. There is as well another way to partly verify that Margarett was from Alsace.

Mülhausen: lost by France as an outcome of the Franco-Prussian War, Alsace was ruled by Germany from 1871-1918, when it was returned to France following World War One. The city of Strasbourg is the Prefecture ("administrative center") of the Department of Bas-Rhin, which is the northeastern part of Alsace (The "lower Rhine" is its northern end, where the river flows into the North Sea). Thus Margarett Becker (1830-1916) was born a citizen of France and died a citizen of Germany, unless she became a U.S. citizen. Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) was born a citizen of Germany and died a citizen of France. The history of Alsace was that way. [Map of Bas-Rhin.]

Note.--Mülhausen, which is village in Bas-Rhin, ought not to be confused with Mulhouse which is a city south of Colmar in Haut-Rhin, as that city's German language name is also "Mülhausen".

Civil Registration. In the context of this document, the French word Acte means "legal document". Napoleon Bonaparte took possession of the Kingdom of Naples in 1808 and imposed on it the Code Napoléon of 1804. It is for this reason that the Civil Register of southern Italy closely resembles the Civil Register of France, as for example this Italian birth record from 1887, with English translation.

Source: the Civil Register in the Archives of the Département du Bas-Rhin (archives.bas-rhin.fr), Mülhausen - État civil - Registre de naissances 1830 - 4 E 307/2 - page 6.


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