Hi Listers, My ancestors ADRIAN come from Bisping, now named Belles-Forets, in Lorraine. I was contacted 3 years ago by a member of this list : [email protected] about Catherine ADRIAN from Bispiny near Sarrebourg. PGill, i found your GGGmother. We are cousins. I tried to contact you but i dont know if you received my message. We know several connexions from Bisping to the USA (families PAYEUR, COLIN, SCHMIDLING, JACQUOT), but any ADRIAN connexion for the moment. According to the datas i have Catherine Adrian, his husband and their children emigrated to Algeria end of 1845- begining of 1846. Catherine and her three last children died in 1846 in Algeria. I dont know the death date of the husband Jean-Pierre GERARD (born 31/05/1801 in Angviller-les-Bisping). While Catherine is your GGGmother, you and me are cousins by 5 differents ways. I can make you in contact with many cousins in the USA and in France. You can see your ancestors here : http://bernadrian.free.fr/trav_gen/bisping/pag20.html#21 Regards -- Bernard Adrian, http://bernadrian.free.fr