Clara (Chara) epouse de Thomas

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Clara (Chara) epouse de Thomas appears in the registers of Sainte-Catherine Bethléem between 1634 and 1647. She is recorded there as godmother. Two births are linked to this person: those of her daughters Benedicta fille de Thomas et Clara (1634) and Benedicta fille de Thomas et Clara (1634).

Identity: demonstrated (Explicitly attested by the source.)

1634
Birth of her daughter Benedicta fille de Thomas et Clara
on 2 April 1634 · Baptism
Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 6, folio 4, acte n° 33
2 records carry this date. Also written in: Film DGS 8927189, image 174, acte n° s.n.
1638
Death of Thomas de Bethleem mort en 1638 – her husband
Read the record Film DGS 8189366, image 162, folio 70 · Read the record Film DGS 8189367, image 330, folio 2, acte n° s.n.
1647
Baptism of Anna fille de Michael le Maronite, as godmother
on 3 March 1647
Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 9, folio 10, acte n° 73

All sources Family and relations Sources and method

All sources

Records naming this person

Parish register · 3

1634 · Baptism · Mother
Chara
Film DGS 8927273, image 6, folio 4, acte n° 33
1634 · Baptism · Mother
Clara
Film DGS 8927189, image 174, acte n° s.n.
1647 · Baptism · Godmother
Chara
Film DGS 8927273, image 9, folio 10, acte n° 73

Family and relations

Around this person

Documented links, with their proof.

Family

Family membership

Member of the Thomas de Bethleem mort en 1638 familyGeneration 1Household membership: demonstrated (Explicitly attested by the source.)Attested by a record
Member of the Thomas de Bethleem familyGeneration 1Identity: demonstrated (Explicitly attested by the source.)Attested by a record

✓ Demonstrated≈ Probable? Plausible

Spouses

Children

Benedicta fille de Thomas et ClaraBaptism · 1634
Baptism · 1634

Documented relations

Maria epouse de Franciscus Gaza
In the record, godmother.
Baptism · 1634

Sources and method

A person reconstructed from the mentions that name them in the registers, never beyond what those mentions attest.

This page shows the records that name this person. Years without a record are not years without a life.

The kinship links shown are those the records state; the reconciliation register carries them between reconstructed people, and each link points to the record that establishes it.

LLP-R0152

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What justified each match

Spouse ofThomas de Bethleem mort en 1638Link: plausible : Thomas de Bethleem mort en 1638 (Certainty of a kinship link)
Written by: BSC-BAP-1634-033BSC-BAP-1647-073BSC-DEC-1636-i162-12
Chara veuve de Thomas
- Records cited as proof:
- Baptism · 1634BSC-BAP-1634-033
- Baptism · 1647BSC-BAP-1647-073
- Death · 1638BSC-DEC-1636-i162-12
Parent ofBenedicta fille de Thomas et ClaraLink: demonstrated : Benedicta fille de Thomas et Clara (Certainty of a kinship link)
Written by: BSC-BAP-1634-033SS-BAP-1634-i174-21
- Records cited as proof:
- Baptism · 1634BSC-BAP-1634-033
- Baptism · 1634SS-BAP-1634-i174-21
parrain deAnna fille de Michael le MaroniteLink: demonstrated : Anna fille de Michael le Maronite (Certainty of a kinship link)
Written by: BSC-BAP-1647-073
- Records cited as proof:
- Baptism · 1647BSC-BAP-1647-073
Spouse ofThomas de BethleemLink: demonstrated : Thomas de Bethleem (Certainty of a kinship link)
Written by: BSC-BAP-1634-033
- Records cited as proof:
- Baptism · 1634BSC-BAP-1634-033

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Counter-evidence and conflicting matches

No counter-evidence or conflicting match identified for this person.

What the records say about this person

1634 · Baptism · Sainte-Catherine BethléemBSC-BAP-1634-033
1634 · Baptism · Custodie de Terre Sainte – S. SalvatoreSS-BAP-1634-i174-21
1638 · Death · Sainte-Catherine BethléemBSC-DEC-1636-i162-12
1647 · Baptism · Sainte-Catherine BethléemBSC-BAP-1647-073

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Reconstruction note

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origine: b1:P160 · paroisse(s): Bethleem · actes: BSC-BAP-1634-033 BSC-BAP-1647-073 SS-BAP-1634-i174-21

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Ottoman Holy Land Christian Communities Project, "Clara (Chara) epouse de Thomas," accessed 22 August 2026, https://levantinelives.org/en/personne/LLP-R0152/. Version cited: snapshot from 22 August 2026, hash 6e786c75bf1b.

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