Hi Mike, No I don't live in Borg. I just was born not far from there. For the spelling change, you know at that time the spelling of names wasn't fixed by rules. People wrote the names as they heard them... with all the variations possible and if someone had moreover an accent or the other didn't hear well you can imagine the result. So probably you could find the name of your ancestor spelled "Fuchs" for example and it would be absolutely logic for a german ear :-) I have found several of my own ancestors whose names had big changes on first look, but when I take the time to say them loud, I find that it's always the same name. Barbara ----- Message d'origine ----- De : "Mike Fox" <[email protected]> À : <[email protected]> Envoyé : jeudi 20 juin 2002 23:15 Objet : RE: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Borg Chronicle > Hi Barbara > > My G7Grandfather, Matthias FUX, died in Borg about 1694. Thanks for the > chronicle. Do you live in Borg? > > Interestingly, the family surname, FUX, was spelled FOX in the 1767 > records of his marriage to Anna Esch in Sinz. Wish I could find the > reason for this change of spelling to what I'd call the English version. > > Mike Fox > San Antonio, Texas > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: barbara schnubel [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 7:34 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Borg Chronicle > > > > Here at last the whole translation, revised and all. Thanks to > Marvin. > > > > Barbara > > > > History of Borg > > Today I want to tell something about the history of Borg. We have a > > chronicle of Borg which was written by a teacher. It is the only book > > written about the history of Borg. > > > > BORG - Where did the name come from? In an old registry book of the > > minister of Dahlem (1853-1872) it is stated that the town got its name > > from a man called "Borger". This man was the first one to settle down > in > > Borg. In 1832 there was a house which was called "Bogerhaus", (house > of > > Borger). A new school was also built in 1832. In the course of time, > > the name has not always remained the same. One very old form was > > "Bourich(e)". In a document from 1718, it was written as "Borrig". > > Ever since the time of the Romans, there has been a kind of roman > > settlement (over the years it has been digged out - more on this in > > another report) > > > > In the 14th century Borg belonged to the Duchy of Luxembourg and > thus > > it belonged to Remich. Through marriages and heritage between the > > reigning houses, there were many changes of it's proprietors. Thus > > Borg became: Burgundy in 1443, Spanish in 1555, and Austrian in 1714. > > Before 1430, the Lords of Sierck ( France today) were the Lords of > Borg. > > About 1550 the Lords of Raville received the foundation means and the > > high jurisdiction of Borg. In the 17th century the Lords of > Criechingen > > followed. After these, all high jurisdiction went to the "Karthuser", > > the monks in the Abbey of St. Alban near of Trier. The Lords of > > Criechingen left their estates to the inhabitants of Borg who had to > > give fruit and life annuities to the Lordship each year. The life > > annuity was abolished in 1847. > > > > After all this changing history, in 1815 the congress of Wien > decided > > the Prussian municipality to be part of the district of Saarburg in > the > > administrative area of Trier. Not until 1946 did the municipality of > > Borg become part of the Saarland. > > > > My husband Rudolf has been the chairman of Borg since 1974. > > > > > > More information on the history of Borg. > > > > Hi, > > > > Now I want to write to you the rest of the information from the > > Chronicle of Borg. > > > > In 1452, Borg belonged to the estates of Wilhelm von Manderscheid. > > During a family feud, the whole village was burnt out. From 1701 to > > 1714, during Spanish War of Succession, Borg, as well as the whole > > countryside arround Trier, suffered much under the French occupying > > troops. Trier itself also suffered much during the various wars and > > clashes of the following years in that century. Borg belonged to the > > Electorate of Trier until August the 9th, 1794; more precisely to the > > county of Luxembourg. The invasion of Trier by the French brought the > > end of the Electorate. The last Elector was Clemens Wenseslaus. He > had > > to leave his archbishopric for ever. At the peace of Campo Forino on > > October the 17th.1797, the whole Electorate went to the French > Republic > > and later, at the peace of Luneville, on February the 9th 1801, it was > > ceded to France with the left bank of the Rhine river. After the War > > of Liberation against Napoleon in the year 1814, the Rhineland was > again > > giv! > > en to Prussia. > > > > The French-German war of 1870-1871 > > > > At the beginning of July 1870, the political situation intensified > to > > a point that fear and worry filled the hearts of the people. On > > July the 15th. there was talk about the declaration of war that was > to > > come and an order for general mobilization arrived. The Prussian > troops > > advanced in great columns from Saarburg in the direction of Lorraine. > > Diedenhofen and Metz were besieged. Old people still tell about the > big > > supply columns and cattle herds (meat for the soldiers) which were > > driven through Borg. When the war ended in 1871, people planted > "peace > > oaks" everywhere. In Borg 3 oaks were planted. > > > > 1914-1918 - The First World War. > > > > July 2nd, 1917 - The bells of the church were confiscated as war > > material. On November 8th, 1918 - The flow of the German Army > returned > > through Borg. A commandant and lieutenants were quartered in the > > Presbytery. During the night many soldiers secretly deserted. > > November 10th, 1918 - The Americans arrived. They took up quarters > in > > the village and stayed for several weeks. > > 1939-1945 - Second World War > > > > The following are only the most important entries from the > Chronicle. > > > > Borg had been emptied on September 1st, 1939. This meant that the > > people were evacuated, because of the war danger on the French-German > > border, on the right bank of the Rhine. On June 22, 1940 - The > > inhabitants of Borg were allowed to return home. They found their > > church was destroyed. A German Lieutenant had blown up the church > tower > > for "strategic reasons". > > On November 17th, 1944, Borg is, for the first time, bombarded by > the > > Americans. On November 19th, 1944 Borg is occupied by the Americans. > > From December 16th to 27th, 1944, the Germans mounted a counter- > > offensive in the Ardennes. > > The inhabitants of Borg again were evacuated, this time by the > > Americans to Hemmersdorf in Saarland. When the people came back to > > their village in the spring of 1945, they found their cattle had > > perished in their stalls or in the fields. > > > > May 1945 - End of the second world war. > > > > Dears, > > > > This information that I have written was taken from the Chronicle of > > Borg. > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ==== 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 >