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Marriage record for Lacza István (Stephen) and Kovács Erzsébet (Elizabeth); November, 21 1859

Hungarian to English Translation of Marriage Certificate

(missing parts on left side of document)
1100/ 1939th year, M. E. Sz. Stamp
Certificate of Marriage that took place in the Szeszta-Komáróc Reformed (Protestant) Church on the year One Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Nine.
Third Volume, page number 151 (not clear; probably 151, but possibly 157)

Year, month, and day of marriage 1859, November, 21
Data about the Groom Name; Name of father, mother and civilian job Lacza István (Stephen); the deceased Lacza István, son of a husbandman
Residence: town, house # Szeszta, number 28
Religion Helvetic
Age 22
Status (marriage) Single
Data about the Bride Name; Name of father, mother and civilian job Kovács Erzsébet (Elizabeth); Kovács János (John), daughter of a husbandman
Residence: town, house # Buzta, Szeszta, number 80
Religion Helvetic
Age 18
Status (marriage) Single

Names of the witnesses and their occupations Abosi István Sr., Szanyiszló Mihály (Michael), Laterán István, farmers/husbandmen
The name of the Priest who performed the marriage Veress Sámuel, local ordained pastor

Did they absolve or follow through? They both agreed and got married

Observations The guardian and father gave their verbal consent

This extract of the (marriage) certificate is from the registrar of the Szeszta-Komáróc Reformed (Protestant) Church found in the above mentioned year and page and all the words in this document were found, I officially swear.

Dated: Szeszta, year 1939, month October, 13.

[Stamp]: Szeszta, The Office of the Reformed Church Ministry
Reformed Church Pastor: [signed] Simon Jozsef (Joseph)

(word missing) and available from Tóth István. In Szepsi (a city meaning Moldava, located on southern border of Slovakia, used to be in Hungary before World War I. Szeszta is a neighboring village.)


[handwritten in English, not a part of the original document]: Great grandparents on Grandmother