Daily AncestorSohn
Sohn is German for "son"; in records it often appears as Sohn des (son of), shortened to S.d., followed by the father's name.
Sohn means son, and the plural is Söhne. In marriage and death entries a man is often identified through his father: Sohn des verstorbenen Bauern Martin Gruber means the son of the late farmer Martin Gruber, a clue that the father had died by then.
Common phrases are ehelicher Sohn (legitimate son), lediger Sohn (unmarried son) and jüngster Sohn (youngest son). The female counterpart is Tochter.
As seen in a recordMarriage register of a German Lutheran parish, 1840s
Bräutigam: Lorenz Hasselbacher, Sohn des verst. Leinewebers Valentin Hasselbacher
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