To locate your ALEXANDRE in Wissembourg district I found : On Wissembourg Arrondissement (District) Census 1836 1 Alexandre in Rott 3 km from Wissembourg 4 Alexandre in Reichshoffen 26 km from Wissembourg 9 Alexandre in Kutzenhausen 15 km from Wissembourg On AGAWE web site http://www.agawe-genealogie.com/indexf.htm (Patronymes , Index) ALEXANDRE are found in Kutzenhousen 15 km from Wissembourg, Lauterbourg 19 km from Wissembourg Oberseebach 7 km from Wissembourg from to Surname Town/Village B M D 1793 1841 ALEXANDRE Kutzenhausen oo + 1794 1794 ALEXANDRE Lauterbourg + 1805 1817 ALEXANDRE Oberseebach ° oo + Durmenach (south of Alsace) is at 223 km from Wissembourg (not far from BASEL) Best regards from Alsace Daniel ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ln769eksa@aol.com> To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [A-L] Wissembourg Questions > > Hello Listers.... > > I've been trying to find information on one Isidore Alexandre who married > Jeannette Weiller (prior to 1874, date and place unknown). Three of their > children were born in Belfort between 1874 and 1879. Jeannette, I'm > fairly certain, > was born 1846 in Durmenach. The only Isidore Alexandre I've been able to > find was on the list of optants which says he was born 18 Sept 1847 in > Wissembourg. My question is, would that mean the village of Wissembourg > or could it > mean the Arrondissement? Also, the date of birth given is off by about 3 > years > compared to the date of birth stated on his children's birth records. I > know > that the records here in the US are frequently at odds regarding birth > dates > but is that something you also see in France? > > Will really appreciate anyone's thoughts and opinions. > > Ellen Alexander > Jacksonville, Florida > > > > **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your > budget? > Read reviews on AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 > ) > -- > 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 > ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message