Robert, When you wrote I was under the apparently mistaken understanding that for a very brief period of time, like 1830-1839, that Luxembourg could have been considered a part of Belgium to the extent that a person born in Luxembourg could be said to have actually been born in Belgium........... You bring up an interesting point, LDS film #1423989 says that my grandfather, Jean Henri Victor Schoos was born in Chassepierre, Province of Luxembourg Belgium.July 1, 1833 BUT Father Ducat and Sylvan Gardien , both in Belgium, told me that he was born in Bofferdange Luxembourg on July 13,1833. I have tried to get them to tell me where they got their information but I don't get any reply and incidently, both his father and mother were from Bofferdange so you see you may not be mistaken. Hopefully someone on the list can help clear this up. Maurice Schoos in Rhode Island,USA