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From: "Gerry Simmons" <>
Subject: Re: [ALS-LOR] Benigen, Lorraine
Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 07:55:54 -0700
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Gabennesch" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 4:53 AM
Subject: [ALS-LOR] Benigen, Lorraine


>
> Can anyone tell me where Benigen in Lorraine, France is located? I
> understand it is not too far from the German border. I have several
> current and older maps of that area, but can't find it. Is it near a major
> city?
>
> My ancestor Christof Gabenisch came from Benigen to the U.S. at the age of
> 38. Christof was born on May 15, 1819. He debarked from Le Harve Fr. on
> the ship Chesapeake and arrived in New Orleans January 3, 1848. From New
> Orleans he went to Cincinnati, Ohio and settled. The passenger manifest
> lists him as a farmer. His trade after arriving in Cincinnati was a
> tailor.
>
> Here is a question about the surname. From our research it appears to be a
> translation from the Roman name Gabinius. The German historian Theodore
> Mommsen made that translation in his Nobel Prize winning "The History of
> the Roman Empire". Everyone seems to agree that the name is not just
> German or French, but something else. The translation would explain that.
> They changed the name to its present spelling after arrival in the U.S.
>
> There are presently living in France individuals with the surname
> Gabenisch, primarily around Toulouse. We have tried in vain to contact
> them. I have taken all of the DNA tests for genealogical purposes and they
> have revealed something extremely interesting, nothing bad, just
> unbelievable. I would like to share that information with my distant
> relatives in France and perhaps get them to also take the Y -Chromosome
> DNA test.
>
> Walt,
>
>
>
>
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