My gg grandfather, Joseph Steinkamp, was born in the village of Kreyenborg.
I am trying to find out where his baptism record might be located. He was
born around 1821 and I believe that he was Catholic.
I've checked Latter Day Saints for church records from this village and from
Haselunne and a few other surrounding villages. They do not have these
records. How can I determine what church he may have attended and where
might I find those church records?
Teresa;
Here is what I found on my LDS Famiily History Library CD on Haselunne. I
did not find Kreyenborg on the index. I hope this helps.
Regards,
Lee in Wisconsin
Kreyenborg is a tiny manorhouse settlement in the parish Bokeloh, close to
Meppen on Ems, not that far from Haseluenne, where the minor offenses were dealt
with at court, crimininal were referred to the Meppen courthouse and judge.
The complete series of vital records for Kreyenborg (church parish Bokeloh) are
only at the bishopric archives in Osnabrueck
their homepage is www.bistum-osnabrueck.de
All what the LDS can offer comes out of the bishopric archives in Muenster:
FHL Intl Film 920122
the 1749 census of Bokeloh with all its villages
and the state archives in Osnabrueck
FHL Intl Film 1336536 items 5-6 civil registration records 1809-1812
births, marriages, deaths at Bokeloh and its villages
FHL Intl Film 1336537 items 1-2
births, marriages, deaths 1813-1814 at Bokeloh and its villages
The church parish Bokeloh consists of
the village Bockeloh
and the farming communities (Bauerschaften)
Apeldorn, Bramhar, Bueckelte, Gross-Doergen, Klein-Doergen, Haverbeck,
Helte, Huden, Klosterholte, Lahre, Lehrte and Lohe,
the manorhouse Kreyenburg and of the Bleichemuehle (name means "Dyingmill"
as a place where you can make things shining white - The book about mills in
Lower Saxony, Wilhelm Kleeberg, Niedersaechsische Muehlengeschichte,
Schluetersche, Hannover 1979 says on p. 318 Klein Doergen, Die sogenannte
Bleichmuehle ist seit einigen Jahren verschwunden: the socalled Bleichmuehle
disappeared some years ago, I presume that was stated for the first edition of
the book in 1964)
Sincerely yours - Have a Great New Years Eve and a Happy, healthy and prosperous