Hello List, I have a certificate for a great grandparent's marriage. It states his place of birth as Cologne Trier, Germany I see Cologne and I see Trier on the map. They are rather close, but don't seem to be connected in any way. The date of the document is about 1831. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks for any help. Pray for Peace, Maxine Capezza

Hi, The only explanation I have is that Trier is not only a city but also an archbishopric (a very old one with that). As archbishopric the territory administered from Trier is a lot greater and could thus include Cologne. I'm not absolutely sure and would have to verify but I think Cologne is still in the archbishopric of Trier nowadays. Barbara ----- Message d'origine ----- De : "Joseph J & Maxine M. Capezza" <[email protected]> À : <[email protected]> Envoyé : vendredi 9 août 2002 05:28 Objet : [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Hoehnen/Hohnen > Hello List, > I have a certificate for a great grandparent's marriage. It states his > place of birth as Cologne Trier, Germany I see Cologne and I see Trier on > the map. They are rather close, but don't seem to be connected in any way. > The date of the document is about 1831. > Do you have any suggestions? > Thanks for any help. > > Pray for Peace, > Maxine Capezza > > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/TRIER-ROOTS.html > to unsubscribe >