Quick question...have recently made contact with someone and was able to get my hands on some old church records. All the womens names have geb used in between first and middle name. Example: Ernestine geb Busse. What does geb mean and why was it used? Thank You, Pam

Geb is short for Geboren or Born in German. It indicates the wife's maiden name. Similar to Dorothea Schmidt geb Mueler was born Dorothea Mueler and married someone named Schmidt. Charles C. Laun, R.A. Sr. Architect 64 South Street, Auburn, NY 13021 Phone: 315-253-7301 Direct: 315-253-7400 x2255 Fax: 315-253-7306 Email: [email protected] http://www.beardsley.com/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of pam fisher Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 4:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [A-L] geb Quick question...have recently made contact with someone and was able to get my hands on some old church records. All the womens names have geb used in between first and middle name. Example: Ernestine geb Busse. What does geb mean and why was it used? Thank You, Pam -- Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Pam, geb = geborene = born Etienne Le 7 juil. 11 à 22:07, pam fisher a écrit : > Quick question...have recently made contact with someone and was > able to get my hands on some old church records. All the womens > names have geb used in between first and middle name. Example: > Ernestine geb Busse. What does geb mean and why was it used? > > Thank You, > Pam

Short for "geboren," I think - "born." Sharon A Waechter ----- Original Message ----- From: "pam fisher" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2011 1:07:07 PM Subject: [A-L] geb Quick question...have recently made contact with someone and was able to get my hands on some old church records. All the womens names have geb used in between first and middle name. Example: Ernestine geb Busse. What does geb mean and why was it used? Thank You, Pam -- Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message