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andrewluck74 — 2009-11-10 03:53:34Z

I am looking for Iformation on a Marcus Luck. he was married to a Augusta. He died on /or around 1865.
He was a Lieutenant in Napolean's Army.

Please help if you can.

Census Records For Michels or Hein

donnastenger1 — 2009-11-05 01:29:51Z

Looking for census info on Johann John Michels (could be John Jean Johann Michels) b in 1815 in Luxembourg. Also for his wife who he married in Wisconsin, USA, in 1841, Agnes Angela Hein. The info I have is she was born on September 14, 1820 in Luxembourg. I don't have either of them parents name. Maybe a census can find this info.

Info on Michels and Hein Family

donnastenger1 — 2009-11-04 02:31:00Z

Looking for info on Johann John Michels, b 1815 in Luxembourg. He married Agnes Angela Hein, she was b September 14, 1820, in Luxembourg. I don’t know the parents of either. The info I have is that they married in Wisconsin, USA, in 1841. I don’t know what year either of them came to the US. Any help is appreciated.

Re: 1766 Map of Reckingen Luxembourg

ginablum_1 — 2009-10-28 20:10:57Z

a copy of the map would be great. My e-mail address is: gina.blum@comcast.net

Pierre (or Peter) Blum acquired the castle in 1694 from Charles de St. Boussant. They were both cavalry officers, but Charles was actually a Knight. Reckingen had only a few hundred people, so this wasn't a huge deal. 1694 was during the 9 years War and also the second year of the little ice age and the economy was very, very bad. Pierre paid 1600 crowns for the castle, but I don't know what that amounted to. At some point the family lost it. By 1800 they are living in Pfaffenthal-Siechenhof, which I think was the poorest district in the city of Luxembourg. Up until now we hadn't believed the great-grandfather's stories of having come from a once important family - important being a relative term.

The Blum family was still at Reckingen in 1735, but that is as far as I have gotten. I have a lot of work to do. Pierre's son was named Jean Baptiste Blum

I have been reading legal proceedings, including summaries of contracts, from the 1600s and 1700s. Very often the right to receive rents in the form of farm produce from a certain area was sold - so I saw that sometimes a person might have a 1/3 interest in the produce of a village or a 1/2 interest in the sale of wood.

Re: 1766 Map of Reckingen Luxembourg

sjroller — 2009-10-28 02:03:54Z

I got a copy of the map from my cousin in Luxembourg who did extensive research, some of which came from castle archives. I don't know specifically where he obtained it. However, I can e-mail you a copy if you wish. Let me know. Currently, I'm on an extended trip, but will return home at the end of Nov.
Does your husband have any details regarding Pierre Blum's reign as Lord. How did he become Lord? Where did he reside? What were his powers, etc.? Thanks.

Re: 1766 Map of Reckingen Luxembourg

ginablum_1 — 2009-10-27 22:47:06Z

Where did you find the map? My husband's relatives are from Reckingen. Pierre Blum was the Lord of Redkigen after 1694.

Re: Weydert Family

bweidert1 — 2009-10-14 00:21:25Z

Hi, glad my old posting helped. Another interesting Weidert/Weydert family fact that I have uncovered concerns the religious wars that wracked Germany in the 1600's. When it was over the family members that remained Catholic were on the west of the Rhine River and those that became Prostestant were on the east side.

Regards, Bill Weidert

Re: BASTENDORFF FAMILY OF BERDORF

kabachand — 2009-10-10 18:56:25Z

Unfortunately, I've never been east of Idaho. So that definitely includes Lux. :) The knowledge of Vianden Castle and William of Orange is new to me. A member that goes by "farmyard2". In every post this member points out that living Bastendorff relatives in Paris have no interest in family history. I've inquired further, but not heard back as yet. My father passed away in September, so I'm a little behind on my research. I'd be very interested to learn what you find on your visit to Lux. I'm happy to share what I have.

Re: BASTENDORFF FAMILY OF BERDORF

rosemarycav — 2009-10-10 10:45:12Z

I am very interested in your information. My g-grandfather was Anton Bastendorff and I am about to visit Berdorf in Luxembourg to find out more about the family. Have you visited Vianden Castle? Could you tell me more about William of Orange and land given to the Bastendorffs?

Re: Weydert Family

jpweidert — 2009-10-01 21:41:24Z

Hi,

You can find information on many Weydert / Weidert families on my web site www.weydert.com

Jean-Pierre

Re: GAASCH family ancestry

bandsricardo — 2009-09-30 08:03:13Z

Looking for information re Fritz Gaasch of Harcourt, Vic.Aust.

There is a connection to my forebears re Martin Lange

Angeline Puetz

countrymom4 — 2009-09-30 01:20:30Z

I believe Peter Puetz is related to Angeline Puetz who married Anthony Schouweiler but am unable to prove this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Weydert Family

arjeske — 2009-09-26 04:21:38Z

That John Kartheiser is my great grandpa!
Just searching online...I can't believe I found something! :)

thank you for the post.

Re: Weydert Family

arjeske — 2009-09-26 04:17:21Z

Hi

I know that I am responding to a message that is 5 years old, but as I was talking to my grandma, she told me about my great-great grandparents Theodore Kartheiser and Margaret Weydert! (We are no longer Kartheisers nor Weiderts, we are now Jeskes, but I know she is going to be very happy) She is so proud of her Luxembourg heritage and I am very happy to tell her that I found out a little bit more about them because she wasn't able to go any further back.

Thank you for your post.

Schmidt - Bouck ? Luxembourg

donnastenger1 — 2009-09-24 01:49:37Z

I need help in finding information on my Grandfather's side of the family. I have found that my Great Grandfather and Great Grandmother came to America from Luxembourg. I don’t know the exact year. The 1880 census in Minneapolis, Minnesota show that they must have come over to USA sometime between 1864 and 1870. The children that were listed as born in Luxembourg in this census were Maria (1868), Nicolaus (1862), Jacob (1864). In the USA they had more children, one of which was my Grandfather, Edward Adam Schmidt.
The parents were John Schmidt and Katherine or Catherine Bouck (I am not sure of the spelling of the last name. Her name was spelled this way on the marriage certificate of my grandparents). I believe John was born about 1827 and Catherine about 1842.
I have a dinner ring that I my mother gave me before she died. She said that my grandmother, Amy McPherson, was given this ring when she married Edward Adam Schmidt and that Edwards mother had given it to Amy when she married Edward. A jeweler has told me that it is very old and the design represents the European design of the late 1880’s.
Is anyone able to find any information on the family that John and/or Catherine Bouck left behind in Luxembourg?

Raymond Henry Huene

hrh18981 — 2009-09-21 22:09:01Z

I have a copy of a marriage certificate dated, October 17, 1932 from the state of South Dakota uniting Raymond Henry Huene and Ellen May Hay in marriage. Both residences were listed as Fort Meade, S. D.

I am interested to find out if there were any offspring resulting from this marriage. Raymond Henry Huene is my uncle.

My uncle's Army enlistment papers indicate that he was divorced, with dependents. These papers were dated 4/14/1942

He is buried in ft Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Co.

Re: census at Luxembourg National Archives (2)

nikithornock — 2009-09-21 16:56:52Z

Thank you for looking into this for me. I really appreciate it.

Re: Hentzen - Waldbredimus, Luxembourg - 1800s

MarciSchrader — 2009-09-20 18:39:46Z

There isn't much. I found this in the Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints. It's in Low-German and difficult to read, but did talk about Johann and his family.

Re: Need English translation of Latin word in baptism record

momla19562 — 2009-09-02 00:21:27Z

My great aunt's baptism record in Latin (1889) says her name was Margarita Annam

Would Annam mean Anna?
She is indicated in newspaper article (1941) with middle name of Agnes.

Also, her sister, my grandmother was "Elizabetho Johannam"Would Johannam be Jane or Johanna? They were Irish in PA. Thanks.

Re: Question about Remich parish registers

mstefflen — 2009-07-18 23:18:00Z

Thanks, John.

It looks like Nicolas STEPHANY was born just after the gap in church records - so it'll be tough looking him up.

I don't suppose the family book gives any further info on his parentage or the source for the info on Nicholas?

Thanks again.

Re: Question about Remich parish registers

mstefflen — 2009-07-17 16:36:28Z

Hi John,

Let me make your search easier.

My earliest Remich ancestors are Michel STEPHANY and his wife Maria LUDIG (also spelled LOUDIG and LUDES in some records).

Michel STEPHANY is born approximately 1763 in Remich and may be the son of Nicolas STEPHANY.

Maria LUDIG (also LOUDIG and LUDES) is born approximately 1766

Thanks.

Re: Question about Remich parish registers

mstefflen — 2009-06-27 17:07:35Z

Thanks. I have heard about that book. It is no longer in print, and there are no copies available. Believe me I tried to find one - even emailed the author (no reply).

I am researching the family name STEPHANY and its variants like STEPHANI, STEPHANE, etc.

Re: Weiler's in Stearns Co.

LenoreTingerthal — 2009-07-13 13:47:02Z

I'm doing this by memory too...and at 72 thats not good. My Weilers, Wilhelm (John ADAM) settled in Hampton/New Trier area of MN. I really haven't look beyond them as they are a LARGE family undertaking. However, CHristopher, brother to Whilhelm, filed his Declaration of Intent papers in Kenosa County, WI

Re: Lommel family

kathleenlommel — 2009-08-25 13:07:04Z

Hi Jane - I've just found your message. My husband's family we always thought came from Alsace Lorraine but I now know that only the youngest child Armand Robert was born there the rest came from Switzerland but originally Germany (Wurzburg Bavaria) It's taken ages to ascertain all this. However, his grandfather was great grandfather was Georg Lommel - it sounds too coincidental that you also had an Armand (I'm wondering if one of us has the middle name wrong). Anyway Bill's gr grandfather was born in 1844 and was Jean George. His older brother was George Thomas and born in 1836. Armand was born in 1849 in Beblemheim in Haut Rhine, France. If any of this sound familiar please get in touch with me. I know that one branch of the family immigrated to America. My email is Kathleenlommel@yahoo.com.au

Re: NEUENS, BIEVER

starlight2me — 2009-08-01 17:37:05Z

It seems to me that a descendant of Michael T. and "Margaret" Margaretha Neuens. Has stated that Margaretha's maiden name was also "Neuens." I do not doubt that. But what I am trying to find out is for positive who her parents were. I am wondering if they were "Henry" and Magdalena (Schuller) Neuens, who also immigrated to Ozaukee County Wisconsin?? But I haven't been able to prove that for sure yet. To find out for sure who Margaretha's parents are is one of my goals. Does that ring a bell with any Neuens??
starlight2me@aol.com

Re: BASTENDORFF FAMILY OF BERDORF

farmyard2 — 2009-09-01 19:12:51Z

Peter Bastendorff born 1856 in Birkelt-Berdorf-Dierkirch-Luxembourge. of 3 Gilder street London died at 11 Rue De La Sainte Paris (incomplete address)14 january 1898 effects £160 to his sister elizebeth his family in Paris are not interested in Family history.

Re: BASTENDORFF FAMILY OF BERDORF

farmyard2 — 2009-09-01 17:56:51Z

Piere was the senior Peter was the son travelling via Paris to London returning to die in Paris.
Piere had 16 children a selection ending in Paris this unit of the family is not interested in family history and as such are not prepared to enter into any help with family history.
Peter (no children),Severin,Elizabeth,Jean,Anton all arrived in London.
The mayor of the village of Bastendorff did not like the FF ending just F.
It is romantic to think this land was given to the family for service to William of Orange as the picture gallery in Viaden castle might suggest.

Re: BASTENDORFF FAMILY OF BERDORF

farmyard2 — 2009-09-01 17:54:06Z

Re: Question about Remich parish registers

johnwebber1935 — 2009-07-18 15:03:54Z

MICHEL STEPHANY, carpenter, born 17 Oct. 1763 Remich.so of Nicholas Stephany 1733-1756, Remich and Anna Maria Leineweber Remich. Michel was one of 8 children.

MARIA LUDES , wife of Michel Stephany was born 1766 in Uselingen, they were married 1788.

They had the folllowing children:
1. JOHANN 1788
2. FRANZ born 155 june 1791 remich
3. JOHANN born 26 aug 1794
4. CATHARINE born 27 sep 1796 Remich
5. CATHARINA born 28 feb 1799
6. MARIA born 15 feb. 1805 Remich

Re: Question about Remich parish registers

johnwebber1935 — 2009-06-27 15:05:35Z

There is an alternate way to research Remich. In 1999, Dr. Kayser Posper and Roger Kayser research and published
a book on Remich von 1668 to 1900, it is called "
Familienchronik Stadt Remich". The book has a short history of the Remich with a few photos.

I think the book is still is still in print. Send me the name
of the family you are researching and I will check my copy of the book.

Re: Question about Remich parish registers

johnwebber1935 — 2009-07-19 19:09:40Z

NICOLAS STEPHANY, born 13 jan 1733 to18 feb 1770
married ANNA MARIE LEINEWEER ABOUT 1735

Children:

MARGARETHA born 7 apr 1757, married JOHANN MAAS

HEINRICH BORN 5 JAN 1758

CATHARINE BORN 19 MAY 1759

NICHOLAS 1 JUNE 1761

ANNA MARIA 17 OCT 1763

MICHEL 17 OCT 1763, MARRIED MARIA LUDES

MATHIAS 8 JULY 1767, MARRIED MARIA J. REING 1797

FRANZ 9 APRIL 1770

Re: Schoenberg and Reckange-sur-Mess records

AntoineG53 — 2009-07-02 15:09:17Z

Jes there are records older than 1756. In 1561 the fireplaces (that means: the houses) were counted.
The name: Arandts (Arandtz,Arants) = Arens was indicated in
Village: Reckange/Mess, Schouweiler, Consdorf and Mersch.
My ancestors et y lived in Reckange/Mess and the house near
to ours was called in Arends.

Re: Wagner

Barry96 — 2009-07-24 23:38:13Z

Do you have connections back from Nicholas into the 1700's? I think that the Nicholas I am searching for
was b. abt 1700.

Re: census at Luxembourg National Archives (2)

claudevo — 2009-09-20 09:31:58Z

Post-Scriptum :

The place "Trullen?" is probably "Trulben", situated in the region Pfalz which was bavarian at the time of the census.

Genealogical information about the surname "Bibian" can be found here: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ancestorsearchresults...

Re: census at Luxembourg National Archives

claudevo — 2009-09-19 15:31:00Z

Hello,

I have found this household in the 1880 census rolls of the municipality of Kayl:

Bibian Joseph, Vater, 1846, Trullen(?)/Bayern, Katholisch, Verheiratet, Bergmann, Bayern
Meyer Susanna, Mutter, 1847, Diekirch/Luxemburg, Katholisch, Verheiratet, führt die Hauswirtschaft, Luxemburg
Frohberg Peter, Sohn aus 1. Ehe, 1868, Rumelingen/Luxemburg, Katholisch, ledig, ohne Stand, Luxemburg
Frohberg Maria, Tochter aus 1. Ehe, 1871, Tetingen/Luxemburg, Katholisch, ledig, ohne Stand, Luxemburg
Frohberg Susanna, Tochter aus 1. Ehe, 1875, Moyeuvre/Lothringen, Katholisch, ledig, ohne Stand, Luxemburg

Source: Archives Nationales, R.POP. 938, Kayl-Rumelingen 1880, Section 4, Number 54

Re: Preist Germany

bonnieh4455 — 2009-08-06 11:56:57Z

Cindy -what are the family names you are working on? I was just in Priest, Speicher, Auw, and Trier Germany. We met my husbands relatives who all came from Preist. I have a book on the history of Preist that one of the relatives gave me. It's in German but we can translate it. Preist was the center for keeping all of the Church Records until the 1880's when a church was finally built in Auw on Kyll started keeping their own records.

Luxembourg became a part of Germany due to the 1815 treaty after Napolean Bonaparte was finally defeated. The former Luxembourgers don't really pay attention to their Luxie heritage and consider themselves German. Although they kept the dialect (Moselle Frankish) and customs. Please contact me and I will see what I can do to help you!

What state are you in? There are Roders in Wisconsin.

Re: Plat map/ homestead lookup MT

jomeyer13 — 2009-07-09 06:18:39Z

Reads landing is by eau claire or a bit more south?? or not. We do have a reeds landing, I think.

arthur bielier, beiler?

williamdaw43 — 2009-08-26 02:07:15Z

served in af in europe married a luxembourg lady 1965? played very good chess and the lady's father was a past grand champion

Angele Jungblut

williamdaw43 — 2009-08-26 01:57:01Z

married to william daw june 1966, divorced 1969, luxembourg city

Angele Jungblut

williamdaw43 — 2009-09-01 02:05:31Z

I would appriciate any information on Angele or any of her family. When I left Luxembourg, she lived in Dommeldange with her mother.

Re: Balbierer Family

jls2475 — 2009-07-23 21:38:55Z

John,
I think we have common Balbierer ancestry, but my info is limited. I know that my Balbierer's were part of the Donau-Schwabians, colonists, who emigrated from the same area of SW Germany (no specifics on that)to the area of Temeschburg in what was then Hungary. My great grandfather was Josef Balbierer, who listed his last place of residence as Ghiroda, Hungary before he emigrated in 1902 to the US, through Baltimore. He was born in 1856 and was married in Hungary around 1884 to Eva Balbierer. Eva listed her last residence as Uberland, Hungary, just NW of Temesvar. She emigrated to the US in 1904 with her and Josef's two children, Joseph (19) and Eva (15). They sailed to Baltimore and met up with husband Josef in Allegheny, PA.
I believe that Josef Sr. was not the same cobbler who worked in Gertianosch at least until 1891. My Josef did not have a daughter, Magdalena and the Meininger connection isn't mine either. Joseph Jr., my grandfather, later changed their name to Balbier, which it has remained since.

I would love to learn more about their ancestors. I don't know where in Germany they came from, but for lack of any other clue, I will go with what your message said, Kurfurstentum, Trier. There must be a connection, the name is too unusual.

Re: Need English translation of Latin word in baptism record

DebNilles — 2009-08-26 17:57:06Z

I think the month of September? Something similar on mine..... December translates as December online but is written as Decembris os the record, same for November, it;'s written as Novembris. Filia means "daughter" and Natrus means "born". Hope this helps!

Re: Luxembourg American Cemetery

gmorris10183 — 2009-07-29 00:49:39Z

Spoke to my sister again this weekend. She hopes to go to Hamm on Wednesday the 29th. Will pass the photo on when I get them.

Denise

Re: Winckel

cydny28 — 2009-07-11 18:49:22Z

Hi I was wondering do you have an Eva Winkle married to John Neiers 1820 Luxembourg in the book.
Thanks

Re: WINCKEL/PUNNEL

cydny28 — 2009-07-11 18:46:32Z

HI I am interested in Eva Winckle, Winkle married to John Neiers. Married in Trintigen, Lux. 1820. Do you have a name close to Eva. With that date?
Thanks for your time
Cindy

Re: Luxembourg American Cemetery

norge0209 — 2009-07-29 19:47:26Z

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.

Re: RATHS

irener72 — 2009-09-07 07:51:47Z

Hi Maja

I am also one of the Australian RATHfamilies. Patrick RATH was b. 1797 Co Louth, Ireland and came with his family to Australia in the mid 1830s.

If you are still interested, please contact me to see what we might find.

Regards Irener 72

Re: Linck/Link Family

Methuria50 — 2009-07-04 02:05:09Z

According to Rob Deltgen's website Dominique Linck was born Dominique Linckels in 1725 in bastendorf, Diekirch, Diekirch, Luxembourg. He married Marie Vootz, b. 8 May 1732 in Niederfeulen, Diekirch, Luxembourg. They had 7 children: Mathieu b. 26 Jan 1758
Barbe b. 2 Nov 1759
Martin b. 25 Oct 1761
Jean b. 9 Feb 1874 d. 6 Apr 1767
Jean Pierre b. 9 Aug 1766
Jacques b. 3 Jan 1769
Anne Marie b. 28 Jul 1771

Re: ancestors

jfennig_1 — 2009-09-01 18:37:01Z

Hi,

We are currently looking at our history and are from Canada. Our names are varied Fennig, Fenning and Pfennig...if you want to exchange info let me know

Re: RATHS

rdeltgen — 2009-09-09 22:19:05Z

There are more than one Familys Raths in Luxemburg who are not related. Where are coming your Raths from ??

Rob Deltgen