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1. Re: Bradstaff, Alsace [1]

Doug, I have in hand a French Road Atlas which contains just about every tiny village and large city in France and is very well indexed. Perhaps the informant for the death certificate of your Magdalena Hermann was unable to distinguish the correct spelling and even the pronunciation of the town's name to provide a close approximation of the spelling. I am curious if you think the town was in Alsace-Bossue a.k.a. Krummes Elsass, where the small town of Keskastel is located? Since the road atlas does not c

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  Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2002 09:31:02 -0700
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2. Bradstaff, Alsace [1]

Hello, I'm looking for the town of Bradstaff, Alsace. The town was listed as Magdalena (Herrmann) Stang's birthplace in her death record. The town was probably misspelled when it was recorded. Magdalena (Madaleina) Herrmann sailed from Harve for America on the ship "Great Britain" with her family. They arrived 3 Aug 1829 at the port of New York. Her family consisted of Francois J., Madalein, Francois, George, Madaleina, Philippe, Marianne and Carl. I was told her parents were German. Any help would be a

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  Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 22:53:23 -0400
  From: "Doug Smith" <>

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