Belgium - France
Hello everyone. I'm new to discussion groups. I'm trying to find evidence of what part of Europe my paternal third great-grandparents came from.
In the 1880 US Census record my ancestor John Labotte is listed as having immigrated from France and his wife, Caroline DeWine, from Switzerland. It is the only census record I have found for them before or after 1880 despite having immigrated in 1859 - 60. Caroline is in the 1900 Census alone as a widow and reports she and her parents having been born in Swizerland. I have found no death record for her husband.
The 1910 census record for their first born son, John jr., list his father's birthplace as "Bel France" and mother's birthplace as "Swiss French" (I'm thinking the reporter meant French was their spoken language). The 1920 Census actually asked for parents tongue and Jr's parents are parents as having spoken French and German, respectively.
I have limited documentation that John Sr. applied for and received naturalization. However, I've found no evidence of he or his wife landing in the US.
Long winded but the bottom line: In all of my research, I've not found evidence of Caroline Dewine in lists of Swiss people who immigrated to the US, much less of her last name even being Swiss. Similarly I've not found Labotte in Belgian/French records thus far. I wonder if you all might be able to steer me into new directions. Thanks very much.
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At first tought,..bel, france , made me think maybe la belle France (the beautiful France), is a saying here in Belgium.But in this case bel is short for Belgium ,France is the scribe's noting of the language.It should be this one⇒
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3WM-773?lang=en
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You can cut/copy the link to the google prompt.If on the page, blue highlighted names are actively rederecting to following pages.The page should deliver some insights.She is mentioned as Cate
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