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Kurtuvėnai RCC 1871-02-08 Marriage Register Entry (in Russian)

(Marriage of Liudvikas Miknevičius and Barbora Petravičiūtė)

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[My File: 1871-02-08-MARR-A-F669-Ap8-B19-L20v-015.jpg]

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Citation; Transcription of text:

SUMMARY TRANSLATION OF THE REGISTER ENTRY (translated from Russian into English, except names translated into modern Lithuanian) [by Robert Normant; Dec 2016]:

Nobleman Liudvikas Miknevičius, bachelor, age 20, from the estate Mielaičiai of Pakapė parish, the son of nobles Leonas Miknevičius and his wife Elžbieta née Vasilkevičiūtė; and peasant Barbora Petravičiūtė, maiden, age 21, of Kurtuvėnai parish, the daughter of peasants Jonas Petravičius and his wife Agnetė née Svirtūnaitė; were married on February 8, 1871 in Kurtuvėnai Roman Catholic parish church. The priest was Rev. Vaitkevičius, the pastor. The witnesses were Juozapas Petravičius, Anastazas Svirtunas and Liudvikas Mukontas.

 
TRANSCRIPTION OF THE REGISTER ENTRY (entered in handwritten Russian with Cyrillic-transliterated Polonized names of Lithuanian people and places) [by Robert Normant; Dec 2016]:

Column 1:  15.  Михневича съ Петровичевною.

Column 2:  8.

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Column 3:  Тысяча восемьсотъ семдесятъ перваго Года; Февраля восьмого дня, въ Куртовянскомъ Римско-Католическомъ Приходскомъ Костелѣ, Настоятель Кс. [Ксендзъ] Вайткевичь по троекратномъ оглашеній изъ А_вона при народнотъ собраній Именно: минуьшаго Января 24. 31. и 2. сего Февраля произведенномъ.

Column 4:  Дворянъ Людвика Михневича холостаго 20 л. [лѣтъ] съ околицѣ Мѣлайцѣ Покопскаго прихода съ Крестьянкою Барбарою Петровичевною дѣвицею л. [лѣтъ] 21, здѣшняго Костела поучиненій надлежащею розысканій и по неоткрытій никакихъ препятствіяхъ къ бракосочетаній равно по добровольно изъявленному согласію отъ обѣихъ сихъ лицъ.

Column 5:  Дворянъ Леона и Ельжбѣты съ Василькевичей Михневичей законныхъ супруговъ сына съ дочерью Кре: [Крестьянъ] Ивана и Агнѣшкы съ Свиртуновъ Петровичей законныхъ супруговъ бракомъ сочитанъ [сочеталъ] и торжественно благословилъ въ присутствій вѣродосто[й]ныхъ свидѣтелей Именно: Іосифа Петровича, Анастазія Свиртуна, Людвика Муконта, и другихъ при семъ находившихся.
 

TRANSLATION OF THE REGISTER ENTRY (translated from Russian into English, except names translated into modern Lithuanian) (original text is in parentheses) [by Robert Normant; Dec 2016]:
Column 1:  15. [register entry 15 of this year].  Miknevičius with Petravičiūtė.
Column 2:  8 [married on the 8th day of this month].
Column 3:  [on] the eighth day of February of the one thousand eight hundred seventy first year (Тысяча восемьсотъ семдесятъ перваго Года, Февраля восьмого дня), in Kurtuvėnai Roman Catholic parish church (въ Куртовянскомъ Римско-Католическомъ Приходскомъ Костелѣ), pastor Rev. Vaitkevičius (Настоятель Кс. Вайткевичь), after three readings of the banns (по троекратномъ оглашеній), from (изъ) ___ (А_вона) done before the people assembled (при народнотъ собраній ... произведенномъ), namely [on] the 24th and 31st of the past January and the 2nd of this February (Именно: минуьшаго Января 24. 31. и 2. сего Февраля).
Column 4:  Nobleman (Дворянъ) Liudvikas Miknevičius (Людвика Михневича), bachelor (холостаго), 20 years (20 л.), from the estate[?] Mielaičiai (съ околицѣ Мѣлайцѣ) of Pakapė parish (Покопскаго прихода) with (съ) peasant (Крестьянкою) Barbora Petravičiūtė (Барбарою Петровичевною), maiden (дѣвицею), 21 years ( л. 21), of the local [Kurtuvėnai] church (здѣшняго Костела), having conducted[?] the required examination (поучиненій надлежащею розысканій) and after failing to find any impediments to marriage (и по неоткрытій никакихъ препятствіяхъ къ бракосочетаній) as well as after voluntarily expressed consent (равно по добровольно изъявленному согласію) of both these persons (отъ обѣихъ сихъ лицъ).
Column 5:  the son of nobles Leonas and Elžbieta née Vasilkevičiūtė Miknevičiai ["the Miknevičiuses"], lawfully married spouses (Дворянъ Леона и Ельжбѣты съ Василькевичей Михневичей законныхъ супруговъ сына) with the daughter of peasants Jonas and Agnetė née Svirtunaitė Petravičiai ["the Petravičiuses"], lawfully married spouses (съ дочерью Кре: Ивана и Агнѣшкы съ Свиртуновъ Петровичей законныхъ супруговъ); united in marriage (бракомъ сочитанъ) and solemnly blessed (и торжественно благословилъ) in the presence of trustworthy witnesses (въ присутствій вѣродосто[й]ныхъ свидѣтелей) namely: Juozapas Petravičius, Anastazas Svirtunas, Liudvikas Mukontas, and others who were present (Именно: Іосифа Петровича, Анастазія Свиртуна, Людвика Муконта, и другихъ при семъ находившихся).

Columns 3, 4 and 5 combined:  [on] the eighth day of February of the one thousand eight hundred seventy first year, in Kurtuvėnai Roman Catholic parish church; after three readings of the banns, from ___ (А_вона) done before the people assembled, namely [on] the 24th and 31st of the past January and the 2nd of this February; [and] having administered[?] the required examination and after failing to find any impediments to marriage; as well as after voluntarily expressed consent of both these persons; pastor Rev. Vaitkevičius united in marriage and solemnly blessed nobleman Liudvikas Miknevičius, bachelor, 20 years, from the estate[?] Mielaičiai of Pakapė parish, the son of nobles Leonas and Elžbieta née Vasilkevičiūtė Miknevičiai ["the Miknevičiuses"], lawfully married spouses; with peasant Barbora Petravičiūtė, maiden, 21 years, of the local [Kurtuvėnai] church, the daughter of peasants Jonas and Agnetė née Svirtūnaitė Petravičiai ["the Petravičiuses"], lawfully married spouses; in the presence of trustworthy witnesses, namely: Juozapas Petravičius, Anastazas Svirtūnas, Liudvikas Mukontas, and others who were present.

Citation; Other information:

NOTES:
1.    Register entry references, transcription, translation, and these Notes are by Robert Normant, grandson of Victor Miknis [a.k.a. Viktoras Miknevičius].
2.    Identities; Groom and Bride.  The groom in this marriage register entry is my great-grandfather Liudvikas Miknevičius, and the bride is my great-grandmother Barbora Petravičiūtė (family name "Petravičius").
3.    Identities; Groom's Parents.  The groom's parents in this marriage register entry are my great-great-grandparents Leonas Miknevičius and Elžbieta Vasilkevičiūtė (family name "Vasilkevičius").
4.    Identities; Bride's Parents.  The bride's parents in this marriage register entry are my great-great-grandparents Jonas Petravičius and Agnetė Svirtūnaitė (family name "Svirtūnas").
 5.    This register entry appears to be the original register entry, vs. being the contemporary handwritten transcribed copy of the original register entry. The alternate source for this record [F.1188 Ap.1 B.3; Kurtuvėnai RCC marriage register, 1865-1883] contains a contemporary handwritten transcribed copy. I have reviewed the contemporary handwritten transcribed copy (F.1188 Ap.1 B.3 Image 68 Entry 15) vs. this original register entry (F.604 Ap.37 B.120 page 533 Entry 6); there are several differences (attributable to inaccurate transcription) but there are no significant differences with respect to the basic genealogical information.

TRANSLATION NOTES:
T1.    The following book was used as an aid in transcribing and translating this register entry:  In Their Words; A Genealogist's Translation Guide to Polish, German, Latin, and Russian Documents; Volume II: Russian, by Jonathan D. Shea & William F. Hoffman, Language & Lineage Press, 2002. [There is now a newer edition (revised 2014)].
T2.    I translated the word "околицѣ" in Column 4 as "estate". Per the dictionary, the word "околица" means "outskirts of a village", but I think that in this case it was meant to convey that Mielaiciai was outside the jurisdiction of the local civil authorities.