Clemens Engels was baptized by a local pastor in Klingenthal but recorded at the nearest Evangelical Church which was in Wolfisheim. Cousin Henri Engels provided a scanned copy of his baptism as registered in Wolfisheim which is shown below
Henri interpreted the German text written with a quill pen as:
Dec(ember) d(en) 30. Im Klingenthal
Joh(ann) Peter Engels Bajonetschmied
Susanna Vaudrin
Testes.
Clemens Evertz Klingenhärter
Jacob Beyer Bajonetschmied
A(nna) Catharina Franck geb(orene) Metzger(in)
Jungfrau Maria Catharina Engels
Infans Clemens
Henri's English translation of the record:
December the 30 In the Klingenthal
Johann Peter ENGELS blacksmith of bayonet
Suzanne VAUDRIN
Witness
Clemens EVERTZ blade hardener
Jacob Beyer blacksmith of bayonet (married to Anna Gerderuth ENGELS)
Anna Catharina FRANCK born METZGER
Virgin Maria Catharina ENGELS (1751 the wife of SamuelnDELLENBACH)
Child Clemens.
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