MANY many thanks to EVERYONE on and off the list! This has been so educational and so helpful. I very much appreciate all you have done. Looks like I have new names and new places to research now. :o) Laura (formerly at [email protected]) Do we have ancestors in common? Check here http://livinginthepastlane.com *From:* Fred and Jacquie Schattner <[email protected]> *To:* [email protected] *Sent:* Thursday, June 23, 2011 7:35 PM *Subject:* Re: [A-L] Help with an 1814 death record please OMG, that IS it!!! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto: [email protected]] On Behalf Of Ewald K. Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 5:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [A-L] Help with an 1814 death record please Hi, There is no doubt possible: << Claude Schmitt (âgé de soixante et quatorze ans, veuf de défunte Anne Schmitt) fils de Jean Schmitt et de Françoise Adam décédés à Boulay >> Claude Schmitt is the son of Jean Schmitt and Françoise Adam BOTH deceased in Boulay Both, because the "s" at the end of the French word "décédés" Ewald