Bonjour, I need some help with parts of this document. The record is for the death of my 3x great gr
He is 58 years old. Time of death ?? A tuilier or tile maker in Gleishorbach what is the department and his address ??
Then help with the section after that .... I believe the witnesses are Jacques Schweitzer, age 33, his son-in-law and Philippe Jacques Frank, age 48 a neighbor and blacksmith.
@Paul-Marc HEUDRE Thankfully I have moved on to documents that are more readable !!!!
Enjoy your day
Linda
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Bonsoir @Linda WM
This is the death certificate n ° 88 drawn up on May 26, 1833 relating to Valentin SPANHEIMER husband of Catherine WEIS, aged 57, who died on May 25 at midnight. {it's written "minuit"}
He worked as a tile maker {worker who manufactures tiles} in Gleishorbach {it is written "/ Bavaria rhenanie" in other words, Gleishorbach called today Gleiszellen-Gleishorbach is a municipality of the Verbandsgemeinde Bad Bergzabern, in the district of the Southern Wine Route, Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.}
He was domiciled in Wissembourg, house n ° 89 in the Red Light District.
He was the son of Etienne SPANHEIMER and Catherine {whose name is unknown} who resided in Gleishorbach.
The witnesses are:
- Jacques {who signs "Jacob"} SCHWEITZER, 33 years old, tile maker in Wissembourg, son-in-law of the deceased
- Philippe Jacques FRANCK, 28 years old, locksmith in Wissembourg, neighbor of the deceased
Best regards - Paul-Marc
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@Paul-Marc HEUDRE Bonsoir
As always my thanks for helping with the translations. I have a question I'm not sure you can answer but maybe you can give me some French perspective 🙂. I understand Gleishorbach is now part of Germany yet from what little history I have been able to glean about Gleishorbach it seems it was part of the French Republic and the Napoleonic Empire in the late 1700's till 1815. Valentin's marriage record states he was born in Gleishorbach in 1776. Can I assume then he would have been a French citizen at that time ? He lived in Schleithel and Wissembourg, France after his marriage and with a father named Etienne and sons Jacques and Pierre I would assume he was of French heritage. There are some who would say the name "Spanheimer" is German thus he was German😕 ... ...no need to answer if you prefer not to, just thought I'd look for a different perspective.
Kind regards
Linda
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Bonjour @Linda WM
Unless I am mistaken, the village in question has always been located in Germanic territory except during the "First Empire" (1804-1815)
Indeed, at the end of the Napoleonic conquests, the entire western part of the Rhine was placed under French administration.
The village in question was then part of the department "Mont-Tonnerre" (department which no longer exists today).
I have attached a map of northern Europe where I have shown this department in red.
Best regards - Paul-Marc
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@Paul-Marc HEUDRE Thank you for adding a new perspective to my question. I have been learning a lot about the history of that area in the last 24 hours as
I have been looking for information on each of the towns where my ancestors came from. There was a lot of back and forth between France and Germany along that border
of Alsace-Lorraine ! Understanding the history at that time is adding a new side to what it was like for my ancestors during that period.
On a different note....just wondering if you ever received my post card ???
Best regards Linda
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Bonjour @Linda WM ,
Just have a look here : Dreambook – Recherches Généalogiques (heudre.net) 😘
Best regards - Paul-Marc
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Bonjour @Paul-Marc HEUDRE Awesome....I'm glad to know it arrived safely. I enjoyed reading the short articles listed along the side, these are the stories that make genealogy come alive !
Kind regards Linda
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