Translation help needed (French language in German church record)

Question

Would anyone please be able to translate this baptismal record?  The baptism took place in Homburg, which at the time (1684) was under French rule.

The baptism is for Elisabeth Margueritte Morreau, daughter of Estienne and Anne Marie.  (entry 26)

I am hoping to learn the mother's maiden name, the town the family came from, and sponsor names.

There were other Morreau men, who I believe are brothers of Estienne, that were baptizing their children around the same time.  I'm including a link to those in case it could help with the translation or provide additional information.  One of those men even had a child baptized in entry 27 on same page as Elisabeth Margueritte!

Answer 1

Le 3me Avril 1684 fut baptizée Elizabeth Margueritte Morreau fille de Estienne Morreau et de Anne Marie Nordsfelt(?) ses pere et mere bourgeois d'Oberhaus, son parrain fut Philippe Meruson et sa marraine fut Elizabeth André tous deux de cette paroisse lesquels se sont soussignés. Philippe Meruson, Elizabeth André, G. Françonnet curé d'Hombourg, Estienne Moreau pere.

On April 3rd, 1684, was baptized Elizabeth Margueritte Morreau, daughter of Estienne Morreau and Anne Marie Nordsfelt(?), her father and mother, dwellers of Oberhaus, the godfather was Philippe Meruson and the godmother was Elizabeth André, both from this parish, undersigned. Signatures: Philippe Meruson, Elizabeth André, G. Françonnet priest of Homburg, Estienne Moreau father.

I am quite sure the name of the place is Oberhaus, but I cannot find where it is. It is probably a village next to Homburg, but its name must have changed. Other records in this register using the phrase "bourgeois de..." refer to small places not too far.

I am also sure of the names of sponsors. Meruson seems to be a common name in Homburg (FamilySearch often does not get it right, with spellings like Mecusson). Elizabeth André is the wife of Gaspar Payen, royal attorney, who appears in several records.

I am not sure at all of the name of the mother. I could not find it anywhere else.

Comments

Thank you so much, Julien!

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About the other Morreau men (or Moreau, which is  much more frequent in France - I am not sure if the double R is significant or just a whim of that particular priest). There are two of them, they do not seem to be related to Estienne Morreau.

Jean-François Morreau, married to Marie Thomas. He is a soldier, and godfathers are soldiers too.

Pierre Morreau, married to Françoise Courtois, lives at the lime kiln and probably works there (at least his father-in-law is "chaufournier", i.e. operates the lime kiln). I found his marriage record (on 29 Jun 1682 in Homburg), he is said to be born in Angoulême.

Also, I found the reference to a baptism that could be of a son of the same Estienne Morreau. It is in 1676 in Trier (not too far from Homburg), the parents are named Stephan Moro and Anna Maria, which could be german versions of the same names. The image is not online, you need to visit an LDS center to see it.

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Thank you, again, Julien!

You are confirming what my "best guess" translations were - that there is no mention of the Moreau men (and woman - there is also a Marie Francoise Moreau married to Bernard Gaillard in Homburg in same time period) in the baptisms of each others' children. Still, it's perhaps a possibility that they are related...?  What are the chances of 4 persons with the same surname being married/having children in the same time period, in the same town, being related? 

Estienne Moreau and Anne Marie's daughter Elisabeth Margueritte wound up marrying in Contwig (Reformed church. She was noted as being Catholic in the record).  The registers there give her place of origin as being Oberhausen.  I believe that may be in Wallhalben area...?

I, too, am curious about the couple from Trier. It very well could be a match!  None of the LDS sites or affiliate library are open by me (Philadelphia) because of COVID19.  I will have to wait some time to research this further.

Thank you so much for all of your help!