I am looking for DeWalt Beglin's place of birth. It states on the 1870 census that he was born in Prussia. One the census for 1880 for his son he states France, but the children listed all say that their father was from Switzerland! I also thought that DeWalt was from Alsace-Lorraine since his daughter married a Peter Croft (Kroft) who was supposedly from Alsace-Lorraine. Could anyone tell me if someone lived in Switzerland near Alsace-Lorraine what port they might have left? Also Does the last name of Beglin seem to be a French/Swiss name? Thank you Jacque Wallingford Rmomba@aol.com

Hi the list ! Hi Jacque I've got some clues for you ! 1) The Alsace region and Moselle department (both in France, now) were annexed in 1870 by Prussia. I suggest you visit my site at www.multimania.com/groelly/links.htm to know more about the region and period. 2) Beglin is phonetic for Boeglin a widely spread name in South Alsace. I've got some in my ancestry. I suggest you visit the CDHF webpage http://www.telmat-net.fr/~cdhf/ . It is available in english, click on the flag at the bottom of the page. You learn things on how to search here and maybe some clues on your ancestors. 3) Boegli should be the swiss for for Boeglin, but I've no hint to trace back Boeglin's to Switzerland. 4) DeWalt is certainly not his original first name, it should be Walter.The beginning "DeSurname" is unknown here, to our eyes it's typicaly american. We even never have a capital letter in the middle of names. 5) The likely port for a departure from France to America is "Le Havre". Some other likely ports could be Bordeaux, Marseilles or La Rochelle. Sincerely Guillaume - Mulhouse - Alsace - France. ----- Message d'origine ----- De : <Rmomba@aol.com> À : <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Envoyé : mardi 21 mars 2000 06:05 Objet : [SWITZ] Beglin > I am looking for DeWalt Beglin's place of birth. It states on the 1870 census > that he was born in Prussia. One the census for 1880 for his son he states > France, but the children listed all say that their father was from > Switzerland! > > I also thought that DeWalt was from Alsace-Lorraine since his daughter > married a Peter Croft (Kroft) who was supposedly from Alsace-Lorraine. > > Could anyone tell me if someone lived in Switzerland near Alsace-Lorraine > what port they might have left? Also Does the last name of Beglin seem to be > a French/Swiss name? > > Thank you > > Jacque Wallingford > Rmomba@aol.com > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Resource Site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~chewgw >