Hannover could never be mistaken for Hanau. Most likely the parents were born in the kingdom of Hanover which was adjacent to the electorate of Hesse (Hesse-Kassel) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Hanrahan" <lauman48@yahoo.com> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 1:28 PM Subject: [HESSE] MICHEL & DALWIGK of Hesse > I am searching for further information on the > background for the family of my ancestor, Maria > Juliana MICHEL who was born on 22 March 1803 in > (35274) Kirchhain, Hessen Province. Her parents were > Carl MICHEL (born 24 Dec 1771 in Kirchhain) and Anna > Catharina DALWIGK. They were married on 29 Jan 1797 > also in Kirchhain. > > Maria Juliana MICHEL later married Carl Fredrick > STREIBELEIN on 22 August 1826 in Hesse-Kassel, > Germany. In 1850, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri, > USA with her children. The 1880 US Census gives some > clues to her background. Her birthplace in the census > is listed as "Kirchein" while the birthplace of both > of her parents is listed as "Hanover." One clue that > I was given is that Hanover could refer to either > Hannover or Hanau in Hessen. I am assuming that this > is a Huguenot family, but I have no proof for this > connection. > > Any hints about how I could trace my MICHEL and/or > DALWIGK families further back are more than welcome. > > --Pat Hanrahan > Portland, Oregon, USA > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > Looking for old messages? > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/HESSE.html > Search or Browse >