The testament of the Altbüdner Martin Geske clarifies that he was very sick. Because of this, he began his last will and testament with some of the earliest pages being dated May 13, 1848. Pastor Vetter in Rützow furthered in the Todesanzeige that Martin Geske was a widower, dying on the 14th of June, 1848 […]

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This book recorded thousands of inspection checks for wills and testaments, even outside of the Sankt Marien parish and into areas that no longer have surviving records. This register serves as a vital duplicate for those searching for information on their family. A complementary index is included at the front of the book. Testamenten Controlle […]

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This document is the last will and testament of Clara Sophia Hessen, who was the widow of the Schulmeister Franz Christian Neumann in Podewils, Belgard. The earliest date mentioned in this document is 1772. This will appears to be rather detailed, listing numerous items with great specificity. From the text, it looks like she died […]

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This is the last will and testament of the married couple, Martin Wilhelm Callies and Christine Elisabeth Buske, from 1829. He was a Büdner in Jakobsdorf, Dramburg. Both of them made their mark on the document, a sign that neither could write and were probably illiterate. In 1859, they were too old and infirm to […]

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