Carl, One possibility... The French Foreign Legion was formed in 1831 with its first actions in Algeria. If your relatives with unmarried very probably this might be the reason they were in Algeria.....as you have deaths at the ages of 31 and 37....plus in 1835 the French Foreign Legion was sent to Spain (the First Carlist War)....Xaver was still alive in 1835? I can also offer a suggestion about the indigent of Baden (including wife and children)being sent to Africa, America or Australia by the local towns but with your Algeria and Spain together, maybe the Legion? djweber djwdjw@ix.netcom.com -------------------- From: Michael Carl Budd <From: Michael Carl Budd <michaelcarl.budd@gmail.com> To: Ortenau Mailing List Subject: Önsbachers in Algeria Date: Oct 7, 2008 8:50 AM Dear all, I have noticed that a few of my relatives (Andreas Boschert 1809-1840), Melchior Armbruster (1810-1847), and Xaver Klausmann (1806-?) spent time in Algeria, the first two dying there and the third dying later in Spain. Does anyone know why Germans would've been in Algeria in the 1840s and if it's possible they had wives or children there? Best, Carl -- Michael Carl Budd Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar '08-'09 Peoria, Illinois, USA · Cairo, Egypt >