Soufflenheim Baptism Index

Soufflenheim Baptism Index, 1748-1793
By Rosa Raiman

Introduction and Instructions

Introduction and Instructions
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On the following pages you will find a list of baptisms from the Church of St. Michel in Soufflenheim, Alsace, for the years 1748 through 1793. The list contains over three thousand records.

This index is the work of Rosa Raiman, who spent many months compiling it from LDS FHL Microfilm 740080, completing the work in April, 2001. We believe this is a comprehensive list of every baptism available on microfilm during that period. The data was converted into web pages by Brian J. Smith, who is also the author of this introduction.

If you find names here that are of interest you, we recommend that you look up the original microfilm record at any Family History Center. You will find additional information not contained in this index, such as the month and day of baptism, the names of godparents, and in most cases the father's occupation and town of origin. No doubt you may also discover some errors, for which we apologize. The source documents were handwritten and often difficult to read, so no doubt some errors crept in during transcription.

A few notes:

The data is arranged alphabetically by the surname of the child being baptised, which of course is also the father's surname. The last page contains a cross-reference sorted by mother's surname.
The microfilm records for Soufflenheim are incomplete. Some pages are missing, including the baptism records for the entire year 1790.
Microfilm 740080 also contains marriage and death records, in addition to baptisms. Only baptisms have been included in this index. Some marriage and death records, as well as another list of selected baptism records, can be found on the web page Soufflenheim - Names from Microfilm Records by Brian J. Smith.
In the tables that follow, the column "Rec. #" refers to the record number within each year. For example, the baptism for Johannes Adam is the 36-th record within the year 1755. The record number might help you to find the original record in the microfilm. (The record number counts records within Rosa Raiman's database, which are in an order similar to the order in the microfilm, but not always identical.)
For a sample of an actual baptism record and its translation, take a look at the "Baptism Record of Joseph Vögele - December 19, 1788."

For questions and comments about this index, you are welcome to contact Rosa Raiman or Brian J. Smith. If you have information to add, we would be glad to receive it.

The e-mail address for Brian J. Smith is

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