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From: Hubert Barnich< >
Subject: Ste. Croix to Wisconsin question
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 17:12:07 +0200
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Hi Peter,

In a message of <Sun 15 Jun 97 00:22> to All (), you wrote:

PB> Cajun007 <> wrote in article
PB> <>...
A> Some of my ancestors emmigrated from Ste. Croix in the Lux. province of
A> Belgium to Wisconsin. Now, the question is where is this Ste. Croix?
A> It's not on any of my maps so maybe it is incorporated in another town. I
A> didn't find a listing for it in the LDS parish records under that town.
A> Any ideas of the towns nearby this Ste.Croix where I could check? Thanks!
A>

PB> The St. Croix is a river, a side arm of the Mississippi river, which runs
PB> from Prescott up North past towns like Hudson (crossing with I-94),
PB> Stillwater, Oceola, Taylors-Falls (MN) - St. Croix Falls (WI).

I understand Cajun is asking for the Ste Croix his/her ancestors came from...
And many of these immigrants settled in ... Holy Cross/Wi

So, take a map (a real one... 1:25.000 are the best!)
and look at the Province of Luxembourg (not the Grand-Duchy!)
Find Arlon, draw a line from that City due south in the direction Messancy
Aubange-Athus Longwy
Five Km from Arlon, you have Wolkrange.
Ste Croix is a hamlet of Wolkrange!

they have a very active genealogy club!
write to: Jean Marie Zimmerman, rue des Calvaires, 28, B-6780 Messancy, in
Belgium, off course!
I think Rd DUCAT wrote a history of the emigration...

Bye, Hubert.

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