I have just gone back another generation, this time into the Brandenburg-Prussia area. Does anyone know where I can find a good map on the web of this area around 1815? Thank You! Pat

-->>>>>>> Next Section <<<<<<< Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII Thanks Karen, didn't know the following existed until I saw your request on this site......so I'll add to your request if you don't mind... If anyone is currently using LDS #0928106 Emig. to America from the District of Trier, Germany would you please also look up the name Joannis & Barbara Resch....children Nicholas, Margaretha, Nicol Josephus, Mathias, Maria, Angela, Anna, Barbara. I believe they came 1867-1868. Thank you so much..... Chris Swoboda

Those are French. It is not a German form. Widespread in Quebec, Canada and France. W. David Samuelsen S. Kazmierski wrote: > > I have the following ancestors: > > Bernard Theisen dit Theis > son: Jean Theisen dit Theis > granddaughter: Anna Theis > > I understand that "dit" means "a.k.a." so Bernard and Jean went by Theis as > their last name even though it was really Theis. Has anyone else come > across this in their own research? What possible reasons could there be > for going by a shortened last name? To distinguish themselves from other > Theisen's in town, perhaps? Or maybe they are part of that Theisen family, > but there were other people with similar names and so they did this to > distinguish themselves? Or another possible reason? > > Also, this same question has come up on the Nebraska Roots rootsweb list > for another person. Does the "dit" not pass along to female descendants? > > Awaiting the Knowledge of the List...:-) > > Sharon > > Sharon Kazmierski, Listowner, Latinteach & Latin E-mail Discussion Forums > Check out the updated Latinteach Website! > Join the Latinteach Webring! > http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1790/index.html > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Greatest Christmas Gift Ever! > Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the > Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

Hello Phil, I, also, had the same family story that my family left from Antwerp but landed in PA on 1 Feb 1867. When I actually found them on a passenger list they left from Liverpool, England and landed in New York harbor on 3 Mar 1867 (must have left on 1 Feb 1867.) My family came from the Trier region. I had never thought to look at Liverpool ships. I wouldn't limit myself to looking at Antwerp only. It was supposedly cheaper to leave from Liverpool per some people on TheShipsList-L. I found the ship by finding my gg grandfather's intent to naturalize through my local Family History Center. It stated he landed in NY harbor on 14 Mar 1867. I went from there. Hope this helps. Patty Gaddis wgaddis@mediaone.net >The Buffalo route tends to indicate that they landed in New York City and >took the Erie Canal to Buffalo and then the Great Lakes to WI. I have >information that they left from Antwerp on a voyage that took 52 days. > >I reviewed the ship passenger lists for ships from Antwerp to NY in 1847 at >the US Nat. Archives but wasn't able to find their names. It is possible >that I missed the ship or couldn't read the handwriting. I believe that >there were quite a few Luxembourgers who emigrated about that time. Can >anyone tell me what ships they came on and when they landed at NY? This >might help me go back and recheck the passenger lists. Any help would be >appreciated. >

I have the following ancestors: Bernard Theisen dit Theis son: Jean Theisen dit Theis granddaughter: Anna Theis I understand that "dit" means "a.k.a." so Bernard and Jean went by Theis as their last name even though it was really Theis. Has anyone else come across this in their own research? What possible reasons could there be for going by a shortened last name? To distinguish themselves from other Theisen's in town, perhaps? Or maybe they are part of that Theisen family, but there were other people with similar names and so they did this to distinguish themselves? Or another possible reason? Also, this same question has come up on the Nebraska Roots rootsweb list for another person. Does the "dit" not pass along to female descendants? Awaiting the Knowledge of the List...:-) Sharon Sharon Kazmierski, Listowner, Latinteach & Latin E-mail Discussion Forums Check out the updated Latinteach Website! Join the Latinteach Webring! http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1790/index.html

Phil Pichotta: My GGGrandparents came also in 1847 with their 6 children - they were from Schmidt & Harscheidt, near Aachen/Monshau, Germany. They also left from Antwerp, Belgium - aboard the "Ontario", and arrived in NY on 21 Sept 1847. Ship Master: Aug. D. Holmes. 216 Passengers were on board, including 8 in the cabin. My family's name was LENNARTZ (Md to LAUSCHER) - they settled in South Milwaukee and later moved to Racine County. It is possible this is the same ship. The LENNARTZ name was changed to LEONARD in the late 1800's, and was my maiden name. This information was found in "NY Passenger List 1820-1897." Hope this information will help you. Lou Bradshaw Phil Pichotta wrote: > > My great-great-grandparents Jacques Bernardy (1805-1883) and Marguerite > Senninger (1805-1885) emigrated to the US with their 4 children (Jacques, > Barbara, Nicholas, Anna) in 1847. Jacques was from Wintrange, Remich, > Luxembourg and was the son of Francis Bernardy and Marie Weber. He > apparently had 1 brother Pierre and 2 sisters, Eve and Marguerite but I > don't have any information about them. Jacques and Marguerite and family > went through Buffalo, NY and settled in Belgium, WI (north of Milwaukee). > The Buffalo route tends to indicate that they landed in New York City and > took the Erie Canal to Buffalo and then the Great Lakes to WI. I have > information that they left from Antwerp on a voyage that took 52 days. > > I reviewed the ship passenger lists for ships from Antwerp to NY in 1847 at > the US Nat. Archives but wasn't able to find their names. It is possible > that I missed the ship or couldn't read the handwriting. I believe that > there were quite a few Luxembourgers who emigrated about that time. Can > anyone tell me what ships they came on and when they landed at NY? This > might help me go back and recheck the passenger lists. Any help would be > appreciated. > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Greatest Christmas Gift Ever! > Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the > Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html

My great-great-grandparents Jacques Bernardy (1805-1883) and Marguerite Senninger (1805-1885) emigrated to the US with their 4 children (Jacques, Barbara, Nicholas, Anna) in 1847. Jacques was from Wintrange, Remich, Luxembourg and was the son of Francis Bernardy and Marie Weber. He apparently had 1 brother Pierre and 2 sisters, Eve and Marguerite but I don't have any information about them. Jacques and Marguerite and family went through Buffalo, NY and settled in Belgium, WI (north of Milwaukee). The Buffalo route tends to indicate that they landed in New York City and took the Erie Canal to Buffalo and then the Great Lakes to WI. I have information that they left from Antwerp on a voyage that took 52 days. I reviewed the ship passenger lists for ships from Antwerp to NY in 1847 at the US Nat. Archives but wasn't able to find their names. It is possible that I missed the ship or couldn't read the handwriting. I believe that there were quite a few Luxembourgers who emigrated about that time. Can anyone tell me what ships they came on and when they landed at NY? This might help me go back and recheck the passenger lists. Any help would be appreciated.

The marriage of Michel MERSCH and Marie Catherine WANTZ was recorded at Platen, Luxembourg, Oct 29, 1832. The first three of their children's births were recorded there. Where were the rest of the childrens births recorded? The family emigrated to the US through Antwerp, Belgium, in 1847, settling in Franklin, Milwauke Co., WI. Descendants of Michel Mersch 1 Michel Mersch b: Sep 29, 1804 in Platen, Luxembourg d: Dec 12, 1875 in Town of Sharon, Portage, WI Father: Michel MERSCH Mother: Anna FUHRMAN ..+Marie Catherine WANTZ b: Jan 25, 1808 in Lannen, Luxembourg m: Oct 29, 1832 in Platen, Luxembourg d: Sep 7, 1851 in Franklin, Milwauke, WI Father: Johannus WANTZ Mother: Barbara STOFFELL . 2 Nicholas Mersch b: Sep 8, 1833 in Platen, Luxembourg d: Dec 16, 1834 in Platen, Luxembourg . 2 Margaretha Mersch b: Nov 14, 1834 in Platen, Luxembourg d: Nov 1868 in Stevens Point, Portage Co., WI . 2 Frederich (Jean Frederik) Mersch b: Jun 25, 1836 in Bettborn, Luxembourg d: Jul 15, 1903 in Carson, Portage Co., WI . 2 Catherine Mersch b: Mar 15, 1838 in Bettborn, Luxembourg d: Nov 18, 1930 in Stevens Point, Portage Co., WI . 2 Nicholas Mersch b: Feb 1, 1839 in Luxembourg d: Oct 27, 1893 in Cascade, Dubuque, IA . 2 Ann Marie Mersch b: Sep 26, 1844 in Luxembourg d: Jan 2, 1924 in Stevens Point, Portage Co., WI . 2 Mary (Magdal) Mersch b: Sep 1846 in Luxembourg d: Dec 11, 1921 in Sac Co, IA . 2 Anna M. (Johanna) Mersch b: Oct 28, 1847 in Luxembourg d: Feb 24, 1930 in Green Bay, Brown Co., WI . 2 Susan Mersch b: Dec 25, 1848 in Franklin, Milwauke, WI d: Bef. 1860 in WI or IA? ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

RAUSCH, Peter b. 19.4.1845 probably Lux RAUSCH, Mathias b. 22.3.1868 Lux or Rhineland I have no idea when they immigrated to USA as I have not found any information on either of them at this point. Is anyone currently using the FHC # 0928106 microfilm, 'Emigration to America from the District of Trier Germany during the 19th Century'? I would appreciate a look-up if at all possible. Thanks so much, Karen Adams, Seattle

BATH, BATT, BOTT REUNION On July 3, 1999, the descendents of Johann George Bath will celebrate their heritage at the Morgan County Rural. Electrification Association (REA) building located at 20169 U.S. Hwy 34 in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Johann George Bath was born 1714 in Germany and was one of the original groups of Germans who immigrated to Russia in 1766 at the invitation of Catherine the Great, Czarist of Russia. The all day reunion will begin at 10:30 A.M. The event will honor two distinguished guests. Mrs... Mary Bath Mohrlang was born in Frank, Russia in 1896 and immigrated to America with her family in 1906. She has lived in the Brush area since then, and will be celebrating her 103 birthday the day of the reunion. Heinrich Batt from Syke, Germany is the other honored guest. Mr.. Batt was born in Frank, Russia in 1926. He will share his experiences about being deported to Siberia in 1941 with all the other Germans living in Russia at the time. Mr.. Batt experienced many hardships until 1977 when he was finally allowed to leave Siberia and return to his ancestral homeland in Germany. All Bath, Batt, Bott descendants are invited to attend this important gathering. Please bring your picnic lunch, family photos, old letters, papers, and any genealogy information you might like to share with other interested relatives. Tables and large bulletin board to display data will be provided. We will provide ice tea and coffee. For more information contact: Ron Greenwald, 1104 West Magnolia, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, phone 970-484-9771 or e-mail RonFarm15@aol.com; or Elaine McDowell, Rt.8 Box 1336, Amarillo, Texas 79118, phone 806-622-1433 or e-mail elainej@arn.net or Edna Mohrlang Macht, 1110 1/2 North Cameron, Brush, Colorado 80723 phone 970-842-5358; Marie Bath Bishop, 950 Elm Place, Denver, Colorado 80229, phone 303-288-5783. Sponsor of McDowell list. to subscribe http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/mcdowell to post a message to the list mcdowell@onelist.com Researching the following surnames on my husbands side; McDowell, Collins, Barnes, Wise, Blalock, Moore, Knight, Lewis, Wilhite, Benfield, Researching the following surnames on my side: Lapp, Bath (Bott, Batt), Hoffman, Stratman, Uhing, Schafers, Stolta, Moll, Genter and Wittfeld. Bob and Elaine McDowell Rt. 8 Box 1336 Amarillo, Texas 79118

Hi, I have a photo that was found in a book in Berlin. It is the grave of Johannes RODER (two dots above the o) b. 12.9.1871 d. 14.4.1918 and Hermine RODER, b. FURBRIG (spelling is probably wrong) b. 14.3.1874 d. 25.1.1943. I had a email address of a man who was researching Roder, but lost the email. If anyone is interested in this photo I would be happy to send. Please contact me off the list........angel@adcomsys.net I hope this photo finds it's home! Karen Adams, Seattle

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Hi - I am looking for information on my wife's family, NEUBECKER. We have traced her family back to a Nicolas NEUBECKER in Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. Nicolas appears in the 1861 census with his wife Catherine (KARTES) and several children. The census indicates that Nicolas was born in France abt. 1820. I also found a Stephanus (Stephen) NEUBECKER in the same township and county in Ontario with his wife Margareta (WIEGERS). Stephen NEUBECKER was born about 1824 also in France. I think that they are brothers but I have not found any definitive connection yet. I have found records that Stephen was in Canada in 1851 and possibly earlier. I think that they may have come to Canada from Europe in the 1840s. I have looked for records on Nicolas and Stephen in France but I have not had any luck. It looks like the Moselle area of Lorraine had the highest concentration of NEUBECKERs. I have also noticed that most NEUBECKERs are located in the area covered by the TRIER-ROOTS-L mailing list which is adjacent to Moselle, Lorraine, France. Does anyone have NEUBECKER family connections in the area? Maybe there is a connection. Thanks, Jerry Sandoval

HALLO, ich bin neu in der Liste und suche alles über den Familiennamen Pfeifer. Ich weiß im Moment nur das diese ais Luxemburg (Echternach) bzw. Trier kommen. Wer kann helfen??? DANKE. Brigitte Wingels

I have a Maria Catharine Schneider who married a Theobald DeWalt Jung. They are apparently from Luxembourg. One of their children married a Cattarina Elizabeth Schmerline. Could someone one tell me how to get started researching their possible connection in Luxembourg? Thank you. Mike. 1 Maria Catharine SCHNEIDER . +Theobald DeWalt Jung (YOUNG) Married: Aft. 1712 in Palatine settlement, Hudson River, New York 2 Johan Adam Young (JUNG) Born: 17 May, 1717 in Schoharie, New York, USA Died: 1790 in Grand River, Seneca, Ontario, Canada +Cattarina (Catherine) Elizabeth SCHMERLING Born: 1720 in Canahoharie Creek, New York, USA Married: 1742 in Reformed Church of Stone Arabia, New York, USA Died: 1798 Father: Hendrick Schmerling Mother: Maria Elizabeth 2 Andreas YOUNG 2 Frederick YOUNG Died: in Canada

Hi everyone, Can anyone give me information on the village of Schoos located a little northeast of the city of Luxembourg? Maurice Schoos Rhode Island. USA

Hello everyone, Does anyone know if it's possible to buy a copy of a book called "Malborn - Ein Hochwaldorf und Seine Geschichte"? It was published in 1981 for some anniversary. Someone who does have a copy does not see a publisher listed in the book to write them. At the bottom of the title page it shows: Herausgeber: Gemeinde Malborn, 1981 Verfasst von Willi Schmitt (1.Teil) und Kurt Bach (2.Teil) Any help appreciated. Patty Gaddis wgaddis@mediaone.net

This page contains all records of emigrants from Kelberg area, I hope so. For the Retterath part we used the family book (or Ortssippenbuch) Retterath. If you do not find your ancestor in this list and the city, you are searching is not in the list "Orte der Verbandsgemeinde", then you have to search elsewhere. Greetings from Daun Karl-Josef Tonner

Could some one please tell me what mailing list would be for the Aachen Germany area. Thank you Florence

Does anyone know anything of this page? For instance is it like a Ortsippenbuch record? Does it list all Luxembourgers from Kelberg so that since I did not find my ancestor listed, I need to look elsewhere? Thank you Karen Miller