Divers - Très rare acte de décès pré-révolutionnaire. - 1787-1816

Rare excerpt of a pre-revolutionary death certificate (1787) – certified true copy in 1816.
Strasbourg – Bas-Rhin – Latin – Official seals – Civil court & Town hall
Very beautiful and rare archival document, consisting of a certified copy of a death record registered in the old registers of the commune of Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin department.
Original act December 27, 1787
Ancien Régime, two years before the French Revolution.
Official certification Saverne, September 30, 1816, during the Restoration period under Louis XVIII.
This type of document was issued for civil or succession procedures (inheritance, marriage, recognition of rights).
Text written in ecclesiastical and administrative Latin, according to the usage of the late 18th century.
It is the death certificate of,
Name Joseph Welschinger.
Mason (bricklayer)
Age at death: 46 years.
Location Strasbourg
Christian funeral rite
Witnesses cited by name
The act is entirely transcribed from the original register, then collated and certified as a true copy.
Richly authenticated document, containing:
Red circular seal of the Civil Court of Saverne. Black circular seal of the City Hall of Strasbourg – Bas-Rhin Department.
Dry stamps and fiscal marks.
Handwritten signatures of the mayor and the president of the court.
A legally coherent and perfectly readable set, attesting to an official document with full probative value.
Old watermark paper
Handwritten ink writing. Scattered discolorations and traces of time, typical for the period. Slightly dulled edges. Very good preservation condition for a document over 230 years old.
Document of great interest to
Genealogists (Alsace / Bas-Rhin)
Collectors of judicial and civil status archives. Administrative and social history of the Ancien Régime. Revolution / Restoration Collections.
29cm x 21cm
Large antique scroll (dimensions visible in photos), untrimmed.
A rare authentic testimony of Alsatian civil status from the Ancien Régime, enriched with a subsequent judicial certification, combining history, calligraphy, administration, and genealogy in a single document.
Photos are an integral part of the description.
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