Posted on 04/25/2022 3:25:23 PM PDT by Michael.SF.
In 1954 my wife's, now deceased mother, brought with her from Minnesota a bible, which is in our possession. We do not know the origins of the Bible, beyond the above. It is not a 'Family' Bible with pertinent information related to the original owners except for the following:
The Bible was printed by: New York American Bible Society 1856
The very large Bible measures: 11.5" by 15.5" x 3.5"
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I would welcome thoughts or suggestions as what should be done with this piece of history
Donate to local church, library or university.
Include as much genealogy as you can.
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Be interesting to compare it with a newer version to see what’s been changed as in since new evidence has shown some older scripture wasn’t really in the Bible.
“We have 4 records for Edward Monser ranging in age from 42 years old to 71 years old.
Edward has been found in 3 cities including Minneapolis, Excelsior, Eden Prairie.
Possible related people for Edward Monser include Edward Lomax Monser, Kathryn Howard Monser, Margot Mcmahon Monser, Nicholas Edward Monser, Denise Anne Heller, and many others. On file we have 4 emails for Edward including emo***@yahoo.com, emo***@yahoo.com, flexat******@aol.com, and 1 other email addresses.
On record we show 6 phone numbers associated with Edward in area codes such as 314, 952, 612.
You can view more information on Edward Monser below.
https://www.instantcheckmate.com/people/edward-monser/minnesota/
My wife, who is very religious, carried an antique Bible when we did Civil War reenacting.
Read it, cherish it. You will find it is much different than the NSV, or modern versions.PM me as I would love to read it, cherish it.
Find an antique book dealer and ask them. We have a bible that is 1800s its very large heavy relief cover, Catholic Bible and was likely a wedding gift to an ancestor no one alive in our family remembers. We took it to an antique book dealer and they appraised it around 800 dollars and tried to sell it for us on consignment (other copies in worse shape were going for more on auction sites). after a year I took it in and look after it now
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Read it….and try to live by it…KJV was the primary version then and still my favorite!
how cool. I would reach out to wallbuilders.com which is David Barton. He is an awesome American Christian expert and may be able to give you direction on the best thing to do with it and/or if there’s a market for it, etc.
Maybe your mother in law lifted it from a bible study group.
You might try posting on the Facebook Page Minnesota Norwegians - genealogy https://www.facebook.com/groups/190276084468870 There may be someone on there who would love to have the Bible.
king james version?...
Good information. Ideally it would be nice to get it back to the family of the original owners. Thank you
I’m sure it was not one like this one that she carried, as it has to way 8-10 pounds!
I saw the same Bible, except dated 1857 for sale on E-bay for $269.00. Not sure how long it has been listed there.
Thanks. Good idea.
1859
Yes, it is a King James Version
Hi.
Good question.
We have a Bible, “The Holy Bible,” Copyright 1951, Catholic Book publishing company.
Translated from the Latin Vulgate.
Cardinal Spellman, Arch Bishop diocese NY.
The illustrations are great.
5.56mm
You could get an account for a month on ancestry.com and post that entry after plotting what you know about your family tree. It’s another data point that someone else might be able to use to connect the dots of their ancestry.
It was very common for 19th century families to keep records in their family Bible. You have a gem. Perhaps unique information.
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