>From Wikipedia -- please see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinteln On 9/7/06, Marla Goodrich <mhg68@msn.com> wrote: > I think that Rinteln is a part of Niedersachsen. I am sorry to be so ill informed about it. > I have Christoph Rintelmann who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa on 12 Dec 1754, from > Germany on Ship Neptune. Family tradition says he was from Rinteln, which is like his > name. Family tradition also says his family had been there for 300 years. On an early > map of Germany, around 1700, I saw in a circle the words "Ducy of Rinteln." don't know > what that means, but in trying to find where this Christopher was born and married, etc. > I am seeking ideas of what to do. I know there is a town called Rinteln and because > of the map I saw maybe there was an area in Christoph's time. > > Thank you for any ideas. > > Marla Goodrich