2. First German Lutheran Congregation of New Orleans (1840)
Originally: German Orthodox Evangelical Congregation of New Orleans and Lafayette
Formerly: First German Lutheran Congregation of New Orleans
Presently: St. Paul Lutheran ChurchMicrofilmed copies of the records (1844-1947) are available at the following:
Louisiana Division of the New Orleans Public Library
Microfilms of the records are on three reels in the GS series and are listed under St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran, 1844-1947 (New Orleans). See: http://nutrias.org/guides/genguide/churchrecords.htm
Family History Centers
The records are catalogued under “New Orleans” then click on “View Related Places” and check for “Church Records.” See:
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=295267&disp=Church_records,_1844-1947&columns=*,180,0
and
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C180%2C0&titleno=295267&disp=Church_records%2C_1844-1947The FHL microfilm numbers are: 534884, 544609, and 544610. The contents of the rolls are as follows:
FHL Film 544609
Baptisms 1844 - July 1852 (pp 1-150)
Confirmations 1845 - 1856 (pp 151-168)
Baptisms July 1852 - May 1856 (pp 172-334)
Index to baptisms (pp 338-397)
Marriages 1845 - Dec. 1853 (pp 398-472)
Index to marriages (pp 473-501)
Deaths 1854 - 1881 [nos 1-1319] [not indexed]
Deaths 1881 - 1947 [nos 1320-3592] [not indexed]FHL Film 0544610
Marriages Jan. 1854 - Mar. 1871 [nos 1-1558] (pp 1-258)
Index to marriages, 1854-1871 (pp 268-319)
Index to marriages, 1871-1947 (pp 1-117)
Marriages Jan. 1871 – Dec. 1947 [nos 1559-3217] (pp 1-443)
Confirmations 1857-1947 [not indexed]FHL Film 0534884
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Index to baptisms, 1879 - 1947
Baptism records, Jan. 1879 - Nov. 1906 [nos 5612-8783]
Index to baptisms, 1856-1879
Baptism records, May 1856 - Feb. 1879 [?] [nos 1-5611]
Note: The index of baptisms covers up to 1947,
however, the complete records end in November 1906.