Ewald, Thank you. That's an exact match. Now we now the recorder meant to write vicaire and not sicaire. Thanks again for everyone's help on this. Dave EWALD wrote: > Hi Dave and listers, > > According to the "Dictionnaire biographique des prêtres du diocèse de > Nancy et de Toul" by Sylvie Straehli, based on the register of > ordinations: > > - François Louis Philippe EHLY was born 8th July 1844 in Niederstinzel > - son of Jean Georges Ehly and Elisabeth Fromarin. > - tonsured 29th June 1866 > - ordination 29th June 1869 > - "VICAIRE" (French word written in the above dictionnary) at Altroff > 1st July 1869 (Altroff is probably Francaltroff located in Moselle > about 20 km NW of Niederstinzel) > - parish priest (curé) at Vilsberg 1st July 1871 (Vilsberg is located > in Moselle, about 18 SE of Niederstinzel) > - incorporated in Metz in 1874. > > Ewald > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Francis" > <dave.francis@sbcglobal.net> > To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 6:17 AM > Subject: [A-L] Occupation > > >> Hi all, >> I have another French occupation which I can't figure out. If you take >> a look at http://www.dave-francis.com/Picture%20150%20copy.jpg you'll >> see part of a death registration, dated 1869, from Niederstinzel. The >> first word on the page is an occupation and appears to be "sicaire". >> The only translation I can find for sicaire is assassin. I find that >> hard to believe. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks. >> Dave > > -- Dave Francis, CNJ Santa Cruz, California