----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelly Grojean" <k.grojean@worldnet.att.net> To: "skippyg" <skippyg@raex.com> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [OHSTARK] (OHSTARK) French/German Settlers > Hi Neal, > As you may know the Alsace/Lorrain region of France was controlled at one > time or another by both the French and Germans so coming to America and > living in an area that was heavy German possbile would not have been a > problem for the French. The New Hamburg, Mo area was developed by people who > came from the Alsace/Lorrain region via New Berlin/Massillion, Oh. They when > to Mo because the value of land was much cheaper than the land in Oh. My > problem is the Gro(s)jean trail starts in Oh. It seem Gro(s)jean is French > but they seem to have been very close with the Germans in both areas. We > have found not boat records and except for a nationalization form showing > one as a subject of the King of France they could be French or German. > > So your thoughts are most welcome. > Kelly > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "skippyg" <skippyg@raex.com> > To: "Kelly Grojean" <k.grojean@worldnet.att.net> > Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 11:36 AM > Subject: Re: [OHSTARK] (OHSTARK) French/German Settlers > > > > Hi Kelly, > > > > Stark County had the highest percentage in Ohio of people from Germanic > > countries in 1850, so settlement was anywhere. Louisville (Nimishillen > Twp) > > had a French settlement, but French settled in several parts of the > county. > > > > Neal > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kelly Grojean" <k.grojean@worldnet.att.net> > > To: <OHSTARK-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: 17 February, 2001 12:04 PM > > Subject: [OHSTARK] (OHSTARK) French/German Settlers > > > > > > > Good Morning, > > > > > > Can anyone tell me what areas the French and German settled in when they > > > first arrived in Stark County---would they have settled in the same > areas? > > > > > > Kelly > > > > > > > > > ==== OHSTARK Mailing List ==== > > > To UNsubscribe to OHSTARK-L, send click on the following: > > > <mailto:OHSTARK-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > >