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Category: Translation - German
Approval Date: 10/1/2026 8:27 AM
Family Surname: Kahn and Kuhn
Country: Germany
Town: Essingen
Date of Image: 1858/59?

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I would like to receive a translation of this document. It's my 3x great grand uncle.

Thank you, Elani Joseph

Response

10/1/2026 3:54 PM

DATE: 13 Dec 1858, Essingen, Landau district, Kingdom of Bavaria

GROOM: Michael Kahn, merchant, resident of Essingen, born in Essingen 30 Mar 1829, age 29 years 8 months 13 days, unmarried.
PARENTS: Joseph Kahn, resident of Essingen, merchant, 66 years old, present today and consenting to this marriage; and his wife Regina Engel, who died here 20 Jan 1853.

BRIDE: Rosalia Kuhn, no occupation, resident of Ilvesheim, Badenburg district, Grand Duchy of Baden, born there 14 May 1833, age 25 years 6 months 29 days, unmarried.
PARENTS: Abraham Kuhn, former merchant and resident of Ilvesheim, who died there 26 Nov 1850; and his widow Adelheid Mentle, resident of Ilvesheim, 68 years old, present today and consenting to this marriage.

Groom was discharged from military service in Würzburg on 5 Feb 1857 and has satisfied his military service requirement, and took his oath of citizenship today.

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Translated by Robert Rosenbaum (Ashland, Oregon)
Freelance translator and interpreter
M.A. in Translation and Interpretation (German-English), Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
rosenbaum.robert@gmail.com

10/1/2026 5:06 PM

Correction: Ilvesheim is in the Ladenburg (not Badenburg) district.

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Submitted by Daniel L Joseph

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Submitted by Daniel L Joseph