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Molsheim
Bas-Rhin,
France
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Map of Bas-Rhin highlighting the Molshiem Arrondissement
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Molsheim
Introduction
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Molsheim is an arrondissement of France, located in the Bas-Rhin département, in the Alsace région. It has 5 cantons and 69 communes.
On 4 March 1790 with the founding of the Bas-Rhin
region of the present-day districts then "districts" Schlettstadt
Strasbourg and catalogued. Es wurde mit der Gründung der
Arrondissements am 17. Februar 1800 in den neuen Arrondissements
Strasbourg, Barr (ab 10. Februar 1806 Schlettstadt) und Saint-Dié im
Département Vosges integriert.
It was with the creation of the districts on 17 February 1800 in the new
districts Strasbourg, Barr (as of February 10, 1806 Schlettstadt) and
Saint-Dié of the Vosges department.
Seit 18. Mai 1871 wurde das Gebiet als
"Kreis Molsheim" im "Bezirk Unterelsass" im " Reichsland Elsass-Lothringen
" erstmals eingerichtet. Since May 18, 1871,
the area was a "circle Molsheim" in the "sub-district
Alsace" in the
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"imperial
country Alsace-Lorraine" for the first time. Der Kreis umfasste damals 740 km²
und hatte (1885) 69.328 Einwohner. The circle was comprised
740 square kilometres and had (1885) 69,328 inhabitants. Das
Arrondissement wurde im Zuge der Wiedereingliederung des Elsass nach
Frankreich am 28. Juni 1919 ( Vertrag von
Versailles ) gegründet. The Arrondissement has
been in the reintegration of Alsace in France on June 28, 1919 (Treaty
of Versailles).
Siehe auch Geschichte Bas-Rhin . Das Arrondissement grenzt im Norden an das Arrondissement Saverne
, im Osten an das Arrondissement Strasbourg-Campagne
, im Süden an das Arrondissement Sélestat-Erstein , im
Südwesten an das Arrondissement Saint-Dié im
Département Vosges ( Lothringen ) und im
Nordwesten an das Arrondissement Sarrebourg
im Département Moselle , ebenfalls in
Lothringen. The Arrondissement is bordered to the north by
the Arrondissement Saverne, on the east by the Strasbourg-Campagne Arrondissement, on the south by the
Arrondissement Sélestat-Erstein, in the south-west of the Saint-Dié Arrondissement of the Vosges department (Lorraine) and the north-west of the arrondissement
in Sarrebourg
Moselle department, also in Lorraine.
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Molsheim,
Bas-Rhin, France
Surnames
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The
following are surnames of persons, found within our databases,
as having been either born, married or
died in this location.
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Brullhard; Caquelin; Christman;
Claude; Cloue; Gagnier; Grandgeorge;
Loux; Malaise; Mareschal; Morel; Mougenat; Muller;
Parmentier; Verly; Vonie
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To find out more about each surname listed
above click on the corresponding LINK.
Additional information regarding these
surnames may also be found at:
Surname Locator Resources
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Molsheim, Bas-Rhin, France
Ancestral GenSite(s)
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BELMONT
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Valley near Belmont, France
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LOCATION AND COORDINATES
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Canton: Schirmeck; Arrondissement: Molsheim; Département: Bas-Rhin Region: Alsace;
Country: France.
Coordinates = 45.1167N
5.8333E
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DIRECTIONS TO
IDENTIFIED SITE(s), (MapQuest)
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From: Frankfurt Au Maim Airport, DE
60549; To: Belmont, FR 67130; Total Est. Time: 2 hours, 25
minutes; Total Est.
Distance: 159.00 miles
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INTERNET WEB
LINK(s)
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FAMILY HISTORY NOTES(s)
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Odille Verly
born here in 1691.
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BELMONT
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The community of Belmont
was merged in 1974 with Bellefosse, Fouday and Waldersbach to form
the community of Le Ban-de-la-Roche, and were subsequently re-established as
independent communities. Belmont has
also been known as Bellmann, Bellemont, and Schoenberg.
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In 1790 the
population was 400 in 1990 this had
dropped to137. The vast majority of
the people are Lutheran. The City Hall is located at Mairie, 30 rue
Principale, 67130 Belmont.
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FOUDAY
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Fouday Coat-Of-Arms
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LOCATION AND COORDINATES
Canton:
Schirmeck; Arrondissement:
Molsheim; Département:
Bas-Rhin Region: Alsace; Country: France
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DIRECTIONS TO
IDENTIFIED SITE(s), (MapQuest)
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Frankfurt Au Maim Airport, DE 60549;
To: Fouday, FR 67130; Total Est. Time: 2 hours, 25
minutes; Total Est.
Distance: 159.00 miles
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INTERNET WEB
LINK(s):
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FAMILY
HISTORY NOTES(s)
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Christian Christmann, born here c. 1604. Catherine Cloue born here c. 1608. Home of George Christman
(c.1569-c.1632), and Nicolas Christman (c.1589-c.1647).
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FOUDAY
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The community of Fouday
was merged in 1974 with Bellefosse, Belmont
and Waldersbach to form
the community of Le Ban-de-la-Roche, and were subsequently re-established as
independent communities. Fouday has
also been identified as Breusch-Urbach,
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or Foudai
and the German name for Fouday is
Urbach. In 1790 the population was
183 by 1990 this had increased to 277.
The vast majority of the people are Lutheran. The City Hall is located
at Mairie, 45 rue Principale, 67130 Fouday.
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NEUVILLER LA ROCHE
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LOCATION AND COORDINATES
Canton: Schirmeck; Arrondissement:
Molsheim; Département: Bas-Rhin Region: Alsace;
Country: France
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DIRECTIONS TO
IDENTIFIED SITE(s)(MapQuest)
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Frankfurt Au Maim Airport, DE 60549;
To: Neuviller la Roche, FR 67130; Total Est. Time: 2 hours, 25
minutes; Total Est.
Distance: 159.00 miles
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INTERNET WEB
LINK(s)
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FAMILY HISTORY NOTES(s)
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Marguerite Mougenat born
here 1643. Jean Christman died here
in 1737. Didier Christman married
Catherine Vonie here in 1734. Jean
Michael Christman married Marguerite Malaise here in 1735. Odille Verly married here third husband
Pierre Brullhard here in 1726.
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NEUVILLER LA
ROCHE
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Neuviller or Neuweyler means the new
hamlet. The village was called
Nuwilr or Newilr up to about 1450, documents show that it was referred to
as Neuweyler in 1581 and Newiller in 1632. Jusqu'à la Renaissance, la commune est liée au Ban de la
Roche.
Until the Renaissance, the town is
linked to Ban de la Roche. Elle
est, en effet, la prop^riété des seigneurs Ratsamhausen zum Stein, qui, à
la suite de divers problèmes, vendent le comté aux Veldence en 1580.
It was originally the property of the lords Ratsamhausen zum Stein, who as
a result of various problems sold this area to the Veldence in 1580. La production s'industrialise ensuite,
prenant peu à peu de l'essor, avant de décliner vers 1960. Prior
to 1871,
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Neuviller-la-Roche was part of the
arrondissement of Saint-Dié in the Département des Vosges. After
1871, the town was called Neuweiler and soon after permanently became Neuviller-la-Roche.
L'économie reste pendant longtemps basée sur le
textile, des métiers à bras étant installés dans les maisons dès 1800. For a long time the local economy was based on textiles, with
looms being installed in most of the homes from 1800. In 1790 the population was 491 by 1990 this had decreased to
334. City Hall is located at
Mairie, 100 rue Principale, 67130 Neuviller-la-Roche.
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ROTHAU
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The three towers in this coat-of arms
may have been originated from the Ban-de-la-Roche whose coat –of-arms contained
three check rooks.
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LOCATION AND COORDINATES
Canton: Schirmeck; Arrondissement: Molsheim; Département: Bas-Rhin Region: Alsace; Country: France
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DIRECTIONS TO
IDENTIFIED SITE(s)(MapQuest)
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Frankfurt Au Maim Airport, DE 60549;
To: Rothau, FR 67570; Total
Est. Time: 2 hours, 32 minutes Total Est. Distance: 162.87 miles
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INTERNET WEB
LINK(s)
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FAMILY
HISTORY NOTES(s)
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Jean Jacques Christman (1693-1721) moved from Solbach to Rothau in
1719 after his marriage to Odille Verly.
It was here that their son Jacob Christman, the immigrant, was born
in 1720.
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ROTHAU
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L'origine du nom Rothau, Pré
rouge, est dûe au sol formé de sable et de terre rouge The origin of
the name Rothau comes from the German words Aue, meadow, and rot, red. The prefix red, is due to soil composed of
sand and red earth Rothau which is now located in the
France's Alsace region on the west bank of the Rhine River.
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Between 1795 and 1871 Rothau was part of
the Département des Vosges. In 1790
the population was 510 by 1990 this had increased to 1,583. The City Hall is located at Mairie, 24
Grand'Rue, 67570 Rothau.
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SOLBACH
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A view of Solbach
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LOCATION AND COORDINATES
Canton: Schirmeck; Arrondissement:
Molsheim; Département: Bas-Rhin Region: Alsace; Country: France
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DIRECTIONS TO
IDENTIFIED SITE(s)(MapQuest)
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Frankfurt Au Maim Airport, DE 60549;
To: Solbach, FR 67130; Total Est. Time: 2 hours, 25
minutes; Total Est.
Distance: 159.00 miles
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INTERNET WEB
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FAMILY
HISTORY NOTES(s)
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SOLBACH
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The name
of Solbach comes from the German words Sol, salted, and Bach,
stream. Solbach, a part of Ban de la
Roche, is located in a valley parallel to that of Schirgoutte (which crosses
Waldersbach). Selon la légende, le
village est entièrement détruit pendant la guerre de Trente Ans, et les
habitants le reconstruisent plus haut dans le vallon, situé sous le mont
Saint-Jean et la Perheux. According to legend, the village is
completely destroyed during the Thirty Years'
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War, and was rebuilt higher up in the valley
beneath Mount Saint-Jean and Perheux. In 1790 the population was 164 by 1990 this had dropped to only 95. The vast majority of the people are Lutheran. The City Hall is
located at Mairie, 67130 Solbach.
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Molsheim,
Bas-Rhin, France
List of Localities
The red star in the map at the left designates the
location of the seat of
government for this district.
Source: MapQuest
The list below will
assist in your research regarding the matching of your ancestors birth,
marriage, death dates and in what locality of this county these events may
have occurred. Source: Wikipedia
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Molsheim,
Bas-Rhin, France
Website Resources
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The following are links to
websites that will provide you with specific
genealogical information to assist with your research of this
location.
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General Resource Sites
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Use the
following LINKS to find more information that may pertain to this location.
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Molsheim,
Bas-Rhin, France
Image Gallery
During our research we have collected images
and photographs that are of general interest to a variety of
localities. Some of them are
presented on this website because we believe they tend to provide the
reader with additional
information which may aid in the
understanding of our ancestors past lives.
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A street in Barr, France
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location we would greatly appreciate
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ANCESTRAL
LOCATION PHOTOGRAPHS and IMAGES
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Contact Information
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Email
Pony
Express:
Tom
27 Christopher Dr.
Burton, NB E2V3H4
Canada
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Email
Snail mail:
Fred
889 Dante Ct.
Mantua, NJ 08051
USA
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