[gelöst] Death in Gernrode 1675

[ellend1]

Quelle bzw. Art des Textes: Gernrode church book
Jahr, aus dem der Text stammt: 1675
Ort und Gegend der Text-Herkunft: Gernrode
Namen um die es sich handeln sollte: Michael Wulff

Good afternoon. I am seeking translation assistance with the death of Michael Wulff in Gernrode. He is the oldest ancestor I have in this line so I am seeking anything about names, towns, occupations.

I think it states he died 1 JANUARY (1675) and was buried 3 JANUARY; he was age 64.

Thank you.

[Anna Sara Weingart]

Hi

he was buried 5th January, the day before Epiphany. (6th Jan. is the celebration day of the arriving of the Three Wise Men, or Three Kings)
That's why you can read the number 3 in this church book entry:

M. Michael Wulff, so verstorben am newen Jahrestage den 1. Jan. früh
gegen 8 Uhren u. [arrow = symbol for Tuesday] den 5. Eiusdem darauff, war der H. [Heilige] abendt vor der H. [Heilige]
3 Könige Tage,

[ellend1]

Thank you very much for the explanation.

Kind regards,

Ellen

[Anna Sara Weingart]

...M. Michael Wulff ...

The "M" in front of the name means, he was a master [craftsman], I think

Sometimes, "M" means "Magister", thus a studied pastor, but in this case, it could be a master (German: "Meister")