----- Original Message ----- From: Rens Scheijven <rensmoniek@freeler.nl> To: <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 2:12 PM Subject: [SWITZ] Graubuenden > I am searching for the ancestors of my wife Monique Koch. Her family is from > Tamins in Graubuenden. Her family came to Maastricht in the Netherlands in > 1815. About 1700 in the churchrecords i see names of the months like Hornig > (I think this is another name for february) and Brachmount (?). > Who can give me the names of the months which were in use in that period in > Graubuenden, their translation to our 'modern' monthnames and what the > meaning of these names is? > Rens from the Netherlands. Rens - Here are some variations on month names (omitting obvious variants such as, say, Junius and Juni for June) January - Hartmonat February - Hornung March - Frühlingsmonat, Lenz, Lenzmonat April - Ostermonat May - Wonnemonat June - Brachmonat, Brachmond July - Heumonat, Heumond, Hoümonet August - Erntemonat September - Herbstmonat October - Weinmonat, Wymonet November - Wintermonat December - Christmonat, Wolfsmonat, Wolffmonet Regards, Mike Hobart > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Resource Site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~chewgw > >