Central Agency for Genealogy
in the German Democratic Republic
DDR -701 LEIPZIG, Geroge Dimitroff Place 1
November, 1973
Mr. Ralph Heiden, Holt
Statement from the Christening record book from the Village of
Serrahn
Johann Jochim Jakob
Born: March 1, 1805 in Dersentin
Baptized: March 4, 1805 in Serrahn
Father: Johann Jochim Knaak from Dersentin
Mother: Katharina Dorothea Knaak
Godparents:
1. Farm worker Johann Jochim Freytag from Wilsen
2. Farm worker Fritz Knaak from Wilsen
3. Lodger Jakob Irming from Lübsee
4. Lodger Johann Jochim Knaak from Serrahn
5. Housemaid Maria Krüger from Hinzenhagen
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In 1973, I took a chance and sent a
letter to the genealogy agency for what was then East Germany. To my
pleasant surprise, they responded to my request and I found someone to
translate the letters into English. This letter deals with: |
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Baptism record of Johann Knaack who was the father of Frederike
"Rika" Knaack , wife of August Heiden.
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