Baptismal Certificate of John Crefsmans and Wife Maren Margaretha, Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1858

A baptismal certificate, printed in German and filled in by hand in Hebrew (Yiddish) with watercolor and red ink. The certificate includes a Jewish star and was completed by Martin Wetzler, a Jewish scrivener, in Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on October 1, 1858. The document is notable for Wetzler's unique practice of using Hebrew and a Jewish star on a Christian baptismal certificate.

Associated People/Businesses

• Wetzler, Martin

Geography

• Bucks County

Subjects

• Baptismal certificates
• Pennsylvania Dutch
• Scribes

Physical Location