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One unknown word and a query in French baptism 1771
« on: Monday 16 January 23 21:45 GMT (UK) »
What's this word between 'et an', and 'a été baptisé' please?

"des dits mois et an, ? été baptisé par moy"

'Claude Philippe Bertolle' as godfather here is given as 'son agent'? - have I transcribed that correctly? It may be 'ayent' I suppose.  He was actually the child's grandfather. Any ideas?

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Lane, Burgess: Cheshire. Finney, Rogers, Gilman:Derbys
Cochran, Nicol, Paton, Bruce:Scotland. Bertolle:London
Bainbridge, Christman, Jeffs: Staffs

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Re: One unknown word and a query in French baptism 1771
« Reply #1 on: Monday 16 January 23 22:25 GMT (UK) »
Is it "veufons" (widowed) ?  Would that even be in context with the rest?

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Re: One unknown word and a query in French baptism 1771
« Reply #2 on: Monday 16 January 23 22:33 GMT (UK) »
It's l'enfant - the child (or infant).
Clarkson, Tolladay, Prevost, Killick, Hicks

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Re: One unknown word and a query in French baptism 1771
« Reply #3 on: Monday 16 January 23 22:38 GMT (UK) »
Philippe Bertolle is son ayeul (aïeul, in modern French).

Although aïeul can mean ancestor, in this case, it means grand-father.
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Re: One unknown word and a query in French baptism 1771 - Completed
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 17 January 23 02:41 GMT (UK) »
Thank you so much.
Both queries solved.  :)
Lane, Burgess: Cheshire. Finney, Rogers, Gilman:Derbys
Cochran, Nicol, Paton, Bruce:Scotland. Bertolle:London
Bainbridge, Christman, Jeffs: Staffs