Baptismal and Marriage Records REV. John Waldschmidt Cocalico Moden Krick Weisseichen Land and Seltenreich Gemeinde. Lancaster County Pennsylvan

Rev. Waldschmidt's entries which pertain to the congregations of Cocalico (Swamp) Weiseichenland (formerly Sebastian Reicher's Church) Modecreek and Zeltenreich are arranged in four separate alphabetical groupings. The first part baptismal records gives the name of the child parents' names date of birth and date of baptism and the names of sponsors. Marriages come next and they state the name of the bride and groom the date of the marriage and frequently the name(s) of the parents. Each marriage is listed twice alphabetically according to the surname of both the bride and groom. The third section of the book lists the various communion services performed by Rev. Waldschmidt with the names of the communicants. Finally a separate listing of brides and grooms from official Pennsylvania marriage licenses signed by the pastor between 1784-1786 concludes the volume.