Friday, August 17, 2012

old names

Heinrich Kilmer
Geboren
d. 23 Feb. 1824
Gest. d. 14 Marz 1885
Christus ist mein Leben.
Sterben ist mein Gewinn.

Christ is my life.
Death is my prize.


Cunicunda Kilmer
Gest. d. 25 Marz 1904
Geb. d. 23 Dec. 1826
Der Herr ist mein Hirte

The Lord is my shepherd







Wilhelmina
Gattin von
G. H. Kilmer


Eden
Tochter von

short German vocabulary:
geboren=born
gestorben=died
Tochter=daughter
Gattin=female spouse



Heinrich is Henry. The frequency of German women born in the XIXth century named Wilhelmina is very high. Cunigunda (with some variant spelling) is now an uncommon name, so uncommon when it is encountered in a book, that many think it was invented.
Eden, i was surprised to see.

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