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From: "Mary Beth Michaels" <>
Subject: Re: 1880 Census Question - ELSAS?
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 15:11:54 -0900
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Steve,
I am not sure, but Elsas could be the German name for Alsace ( like
Alsace-Lorraine now in France). I have always seen it spelled Elsass on
German maps. My great-grandfather (who came to San Francisco) was from a
part of Germany that was once a part of Alsace, in particular when Napoleon
took over the west bank of the Rhein River and annexed it to France for a
few years. But I think the connection between the French Alsace and the
German Elsass areas is much older than the early 1800s. I don't really know
much. Does anyone else know more about this, or any websites to look at?
--Mary Beth Michaels

----- Original Message -----
Subject: 1880 Census Question - ELSAS?
> Does anyone know what birthplace "ELSAS" stands for in the 1880 Census?
> Steve



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