Happy birthday, Joseph! Note that the surname PETITDEMANGE is pretty typical of the "Canton Welsche", a French-speaking area in Alsace. It comprizes the villages of Lapoutroie, Labaroche, Orbey, Le Bonhomme and Fréland. Etienne Le 12 déc. 08 à 16:08, Joseph E Wolfe a écrit : > Since today is my birthday thought I would try once again to see if > anyone can be of help on this stumbling block in my genealogy. > > Many thanx for any help whatesoever...especially where can I find > the Colmar > church records. the Mormon library has them for a period after the > time that I need. > > regards > > Joe Wolfe > partly French > > --------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Joseph E Wolfe <Joeedwolfe@juno.com> > Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:32:25 -0800 > > sending this request out again as found out that my ancestor Mary Anne > PetitdeMange ws born in April 1801.....her brother Francis was born > in Colmar in > either 1792 or 1797. > > believe the parents to be Francis PetitdeMange and Mary Anne Heury. > > any help would be appreciated ....the brother and sister came to > America > and lived in Wilmington, DE and he was a friend of the early DuPonts. > > thanx in advance for any insight here. > > Joe Wolfe