Hello John, Your suggestion that Sevenhagen coul be a misspelling is something to be considered. HETRINA VI p. 50 gives Sevenhagen or Veckerhagen (Hesse-Kassel, D3512) as birth place for Anton BARTHEL. A possibility : Veckerhagen, now incorporated in Reinhardshagen, in Hessen-Kassel (postal code : 34359). http://www.reinhardshagen.de/index.php4 Just north of Hann Münden (road 80, on the left bank of the Weser). http://www.marmorwerk-reinhardshagen.de/lieferbereich.htm Dominique Ritchot ritchotd@videotron.ca Montréal (Québec) > Dominique, > please don't let yourself be confused by Ronald Brelsford. > His ancestor BODE has nothing to do with the original > question (he just threw it in to show who 'he' is interested in) > > The original question was and still is the place of birth for > the mother of that 'famous' French-Canadian Genealogist, > who you said was a descendant of the Hanau Jaeger > Anton Barthel - you did mention a postal code D3512 for > Sevenhagen, which must be somewhere outside the City of > Kassel, Which used to be D3500, but still in the Hessen area. > I still maintain that this must be a misspelling, but the postal > code should be a good lead - one would have to check for > nearby places with same postalcode. > > I wished I could do that, but my research material is in good hands > in Ameliasburg. I have no way of checking things out anymore. > What did Virginia DeMarce have to say about the place of birth? > > Turning in for today, > I remain yours truly > John Merz.