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Subject: Re: [ALSACE] French or German?
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:06:37 -0000


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Author: kh440
Surnames: Weber, Klein, Pfeiffer
Classification: queries

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Message Board Post:

Hi Maureen,

Our ancestors were Alsatians first.

Secondly they were either French or German, depending upon which timeframe you'd be referring to.

Here is a good outline at the following web page:


Timeline of Alsace-Lorraine:

http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/Ancillary/Geog/Europe/Alsace-Lorraine.shtml


Hope this helps a bit.

Kathleen

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