Joseph el Asmar dit le Noir (Nigri)

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Creator: Ottoman Holy Land Christian Communities Project
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Joseph el Asmar dit le Noir (Nigri) appears in the registers of Sainte-Catherine Bethléem between 1695 and 1704. He is recorded there twice, each time as groom’s father.

Identity: plausible (Open hypothesis, limited confidence.)

1695
Marriage of Marie fille de Ghanem, seconde épouse de Khalil dit Gabriel fils de Joseph le Noir and Khalil, dit aussi Gabriel, fils de Joseph surnomme le Noir (el Asmar), as groom’s father
on 1 September 1695
Read the record · Film DGS 8189366, image 181, folio gauche (n°18), acte n° s.n.
1696
Baptism of Michael, as grandfatherMention : Michael (mention only, no person page)
on 16 December 1696
Read the record · Film DGS 8927273, image 66, folio 72, acte n° s.n.
1704
Marriage of Marta fille de Gabriel Ise, epouse de Jacobus fils de Joseph Niger and Jacobus filius Joseph Niger[?], as groom’s father
on 24 August 1704
Read the record · Film DGS 8189366, image 184, folio 24 (verso gauche), acte n° s.n.

All sources Family and relations Sources and method

All sources

Records naming this person

Parish register · 3

1695 · Marriage · Groom’s father
Josephi cognomento Nigri
Film DGS 8189366, image 181, folio gauche (n°18), acte n° s.n.
1696 · Baptism · Grandfather
Iosephi Asmar
Film DGS 8927273, image 66, folio 72, acte n° s.n.
1704 · Marriage · Groom’s father
Joseph Niger[?]
Film DGS 8189366, image 184, folio 24 (verso gauche), acte n° s.n.

Family and relations

Around this person

Documented links, with their proof.

Family

Family membership

Member of the Joseph el Asmar dit le Noir (Nigri) familyGeneration 1Identity: demonstrated (Explicitly attested by the source.)Attested by a record

✓ Demonstrated≈ Probable? Plausible

Children

Documented relations

Anna fille du Serviteur du Christ (Abd el-Messieh) ben Sacuti
In the record, witness.
Marriage · 1695

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-R3522

How was this record reconstructed?

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What justified each match

Parent ofKhalil, dit aussi Gabriel, fils de Joseph surnomme le Noir (el Asmar)Link: plausible : Khalil, dit aussi Gabriel, fils de Joseph surnomme le Noir (el Asmar) (Certainty of a kinship link)
Written by: BSC-BAP-1696-i65-19BSC-MAR-1695-i181-01
- Records cited as proof:
- Baptism · 1696BSC-BAP-1696-i65-19
- Marriage · 1695BSC-MAR-1695-i181-01
Parent ofElena fille de Ioseph el Asmar, soeur de Chalil dit GabrielLink: plausible : Elena fille de Ioseph el Asmar, soeur de Chalil dit Gabriel (Certainty of a kinship link)
Written by: BSC-BAP-1696-i65-19
- Records cited as proof:
- Baptism · 1696BSC-BAP-1696-i65-19
Parent ofAhron fils de Josef le NoirLink: plausible : Ahron fils de Josef le Noir (Certainty of a kinship link)
Written by: BSC-BAP-1701-i69-14
- Records cited as proof:
- Baptism · 1701BSC-BAP-1701-i69-14
Parent ofJacobus fils de Joseph NigerLink: plausible : Jacobus fils de Joseph Niger (Certainty of a kinship link)
Written by: BSC-MAR-1704-i184-03
- Records cited as proof:
- Marriage · 1704BSC-MAR-1704-i184-03

The published snapshot carries neither a validation batch date nor identifier: the reasoning shown is the one recorded with each link.

A match can be revised if a new source appears: no reconstruction is presented as final.

Counter-evidence and conflicting matches

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

What the records say about this person

1695 · Marriage · Sainte-Catherine Bethléem
Uncertain dating
BSC-MAR-1695-i181-01
1696 · Baptism · Sainte-Catherine BethléemBSC-BAP-1696-i65-19
1696 · Baptism · Sainte-Catherine BethléemBSC-BAP-1696-i66-03
1701 · Baptism · Sainte-Catherine BethléemBSC-BAP-1701-i69-14
1704 · Marriage · Sainte-Catherine BethléemBSC-MAR-1704-i184-03

Events spanning this life

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Reconstruction note

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origine : b5:B5-0094 · maillon le plus faible : b5:B5-0094 · doublon_possible (b_prenom) · paroisse(s) : Sainte-Catherine Bethléem · actes : BSC-BAP-1696-i65-19 BSC-BAP-1696-i66-03 BSC-BAP-1701-i69-14 BSC-MAR-1695-i181-01 BSC-MAR-1704-i184-03

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Ottoman Holy Land Christian Communities Project, "Joseph el Asmar dit le Noir (Nigri)," accessed 22 August 2026, https://levantinelives.org/en/personne/LLP-R3522/. Version cited: snapshot from 22 August 2026, hash 6e786c75bf1b.

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  urldate      = {2026-08-22}
}

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