Hello Dave! Not far away, in Kiedrich near Mainz and Wiesbaden, the priest wrote in 1632 that the most people in the town died because of pestilence and dysenteria. Viele Grüße Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "D Ross" <newtross@wowway.com> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 5:47 PM Subject: [HESSE] 1632 epidemic? > What kind of an epidemic was going on in 1632, particularly up along the Mosel -- or was it widespread? Something tells me that was a plague year. Is there a site that covers the illnesses and plagues chronologically for Germany/Europe? > > Thanks Dave Ross >

I'm searching for records of my fourth Great Grandmother (b. Sep 1751 most likely) who stated that she was born and lived in Hanaus Land, six miles from Frankfurt, until she left for American in the summer of 1773. I've only been able to find one church for one town/village in the Hanau Kreis, and it was for Fechenheim. I suspect other village/town church records exist, but don't know how to locate them or who to contact? The records I found were from the LDS family History Library. Any help or assistance would be greatly appreciated. Carol Elk Grove, CA