Liege - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Debruyne, Erpicum Family

indrdr — 2009-08-13 14:16:53Z

Looking for any information,or family of my great great grandmother Isabella Debruyne,(married name Stortz) born Liege 1840, daughter of Francois Debruyne, an engineer, and she had a sister Marie-Therese who married Louis Erpicum, an artitect, son of an undertaker.Marie and Isabella married in England in 1856 and 1858,Marie disapears after the 1861 census, and Isabella after the 1871 census when she is living in Manchester, occupation artist. Isabella disappears with her youngest son Philip, but her two older children stay in England.

LHOEST, NEUJEAN Verviers 1800's

DEMETRIOL2 — 2009-07-26 22:35:56Z

Raymond Charles Jean Pierre (Raymond) LHOEST was born 18 Jan 1855 in Verviers, Liege. He came to England before 1879 as he married Esther EVANS in Lambeth, London in that year. They had three children:

1. Nora Leonardine Lhoest (1880 – 1940) m. Guy Herwald PARKER
2. Leonard Raymond Charles Lhoest (1881 – bef 1940) m. Lilian Eugenie ESSINGER*
3. Elsie Lhoest (1884 – 1911), d unmarried

* my line

About 1895 they emigrated to New South Wales, Australia where Raymond formed a wool company called Lhoest & Co in 1903. He died in 1925. On his death certificate his parents are listed as Jean Joseph Paschal Lhoest, occupation wine merchant, and Marie Thérèse Leonardine Joseph NEUJEAN.

Looking for any and all information on the LHOEST and NEUJEAN lines going back into Belgium. Please feel free to contact me by post or email.

Lutheran churches in Liege

vsheliga1 — 2009-07-22 02:48:30Z

Hello,
My great grandfather Julius Peschel was a Lutheran. I think that he departed this life in the 1950's in Liege. Does anyone know addresses of Lutheran churches in Liege by any chance? I was not able to find any except in Brussels and Antwerpen :(
Thank you so much for your help!
Varvara

Re: Peschel, Belgium

vsheliga1 — 2009-07-18 03:32:57Z

Thank you so much!

Varvara

Peschel, Belgium

1s2s3 — 2009-07-17 22:44:42Z

vsheliga1,
In the phone guide, there is one Peschel in Belgium:
Peschel Doris, Europawijk 6, 3940 Eksel, BELGIUM.
Phone: +3211734885.
Eksel is in the province Limburg, 25 km north of the city Hasselt.
Kind regards,
Fons Cuppens

Peschel surname

vsheliga1 — 2009-07-17 21:03:15Z

Looking for information about my great grandfather Julius Immanuel Peschel, born 1881. He moved to Belgium around 1925, last time my relatives heard from him approximately in 1950th from city of Liege.

Thank you,
Varvara

Re: Minguet

fnpwjp — 2009-07-11 19:23:14Z

Thank you. So, if I understand correctly--your father's parents are Georges & Mariette (Minguet) Dubois. Mariette's mother is Francoise Minguet, which must be her married name. Do you know the name of Mariette's husband and Mariette's maiden name?

I have found many Minguet family members from Liege; some are from Herve and some are from Stembert. My direct line is from Stembert, and I am not saying some may or may not have originated or lived in Herve. Since I posted this query a few years ago, I have found my link, that is to say, the parents of my Anne Catherine Minguet (she is born married to Andre Joseph Jardon probably Stembert about 1790-1795) are Jean Francois Minguet & Anne Catherine Depouille. Anne Catherine Depouille died June 1776 probably a result of complications from childbirth of daughter Anne Catherine Minguet. So, I am still trying to learn the date of the Minguet-Jardon marriage; I find a child born of these parents 1797, and I am only assuming this may be a first born.

If you seek some Minguet people from either of the above places, I have several in my file and several BMD copies. I hope you can give me the names of your family above. I look forward to hear from you. Thank you

Frank Pafume

Re: Minguet

marinounielsen22 — 2009-07-11 03:05:38Z

i don't know if this will help.My dad's grandmother's name was fracoise minguet from liege,she had 4 children mariette married to georges dubois,parent of my father. andre and gaston.augusta who married adrien rey

Donnay and Dumont

stevechrisem — 2009-06-05 20:05:36Z

Hi,

I have recently discovered that my great-grandfather was born in Verviers in 1883, his name was Charles Antoine Donnay. He married a lady called Dumont who came from Liege before the first war. They had a son called Ivan Nicholas who died in 1931. He had a sister who still lives in Liege and we have been told is still alive at 100 years!! If you can help please contact me.

Yours hopefully,
Steve

Re: Marie Donnay + Les trente-deux bons métiers

stevechrisem — 2009-06-05 19:56:53Z

Hi,

I am writing in English. I have discovered my great-grandfather was Belgian and was born in Verviers in 1883. His name was Donnay. His first names were Charles Antoine. Can you help with this please?

Many thanks.
Steve

Re: Ferdinand De Gerlaise

OxanaD — 2009-05-30 17:30:31Z

Thanks, that probably would be too much work for you though, as I want to know EVERYTHING - who, where, when, why, how, etc. :). I've been doing genealogy full time for a while, but now do not have as much time for it as I want. I will need to go over my records and see where I am and what I need. I don't know much about Ferdinand and his family, but I don't think it's possible to find much anyway. I would love to go there someday and do it on the spot, but that most likely will never happen. It's encouraging though that there is a lot to learn about Jean and early Loiseville.

Re: Ferdinand De Gerlaise

patrickdesjarlais — 2009-05-30 01:37:22Z

If you have any question, don't hesitate to ask, I will try my best to help you learn more about our common ancestor with what I know... I can surely give you the info in English without for you the need of asking for a translation. Just let me know what are you interested to know...

Re: Ferdinand De Gerlaise

OxanaD — 2009-05-29 18:22:34Z

Thank you for the reply. Unfortunatelly I do not read French, though the more I do the research the more I think I should learn it :). But I still would like to look into the histories of Louiseville and the regiment; if nothing else, my son's french teacher can translate it for me since she actually grew up in France. Thanks again for the info, I will write again if I have more questions, if it's OK.

Oxana Desjarlais

Re: Ferdinand De Gerlaise

patrickdesjarlais — 2009-05-27 21:22:34Z

My pleasure. I live in Montreal which is close to Louiseville and once visiting there, I stopped in a store and purchased a book relating the history of Louiseville. It is in this book that I got a lot of informations on Jean Jacquet de Gerlaise. Furthermore, since I read in French and English, there is more information available on this subject for me, and like I've wrote, records are well conserved in Quebec.

Our ancestor is the first settler of louiseville and the Desjarlais family and descendants lived there continuously from the first day of Louiseville (Formerly "Seigneurie de Manereuil" or "Mannereuil").

Do you read French? If so, I would suggest that you do a research on the web on the "Régiment Carignan-Salières" in the La Fouille company.

Many think that the second name is Jacques because in Quebec "Jean-Jacques" was once a popular first name, but Jacquet was quite common in Liege at this time and normally he should have more a family name before "de Gerlaise" which is the land own by the family.

I hope this helps a bit more!

Re: Ferdinand De Gerlaise

OxanaD — 2009-05-26 20:48:55Z

Thank you so much, Patrick. You are the first one answered with an information in 8 years!!! Where do you get the info and how can I access it, if at all possible? I thought his name was "Jean Jacques", "Jacques" being a second name or something like that. Are you sure it's "Jacquet"?

Re: Ferdinand De Gerlaise

patrickdesjarlais — 2009-05-26 20:25:19Z

Jean Jacquet de Gerlaise was born in Liège in 1643, and was baptised in the St-Paul-de-Liege cathedral. He enlisted with the Carignan-Salières regiment and was sent to New-france in 1665 where he settled in Louiseville. He was not born in Louiseville, but he was the first settler of Louiseville (formerly the Manereuil "seigneurie").

Ferdinand Jacquet de Gerlaise stayed in the Liege area all his life...

Bonne journée!
Patrick

Re: Ferdinand de Gerlaise-Seigneur de Hannetaux (ca 1700: Belgium - Quebec - USA)

patrickdesjarlais — 2009-05-26 20:16:03Z

The only child I know of is Jean, the only one that was sent in Canada with the Carignan-Salières regiment in 1665.

However, we can presume that Ferdinand de Gerlaise had at least an older son, since he was a "seigneur" or a landowner, and at the time, the oldest son stayed with the land as he was the one that inherited from the father with the charge of taking care of the rest of the family (and become a "Pater familias"). Younger sons was often sent to the army or something of the kind to augment, for the rest of the family, the patrimony of the family or to marry and start a new family of his own (and discharging the previous family).

You can maybe do research on Ferdinand Jacquet (which was is name, "De Gerlaise" was the land that he owned (meaning "from Gerlaise". Since he could own more than one land, he could be seigneur of more than one place (like "Hannetaux").
However, I guess it will be less easier than following tracks in Quebec where they kept good records, since the Liège area was the site of numerous battles afterwards. For myself, I am still looking but found nothing yet. If you find something, let me know, I will appreciate greatly.

I have much more information on Jean Jacquet de Gerlaise, the first one coming in New-france, who was the first settler in Manereuil Seigneurie (today Louiseville, near Trois-Rivières)and the ancestors of all Desjarlais of North America.

I Hope this helps a little bit!

Patrick

Charles Joseph b. 1844 Liege, went to Swansea UK

christineharding144 — 2009-05-17 19:46:52Z

I am looking for information about my Great Grandfather Charles Joseph of Liege. He was married in Swansea, South Wales, UK in 1868 and was rumoured to have left Liege with his brother. Does anyone know how I would find information about him before he came here?

Re: Relatives of Martheleur (Charleroi) and Defooz (Verviers)

lucmatt — 2008-08-23 18:33:00Z

Due to a technical problem some of the postings of 2001 have been listed as send by the list administrator (me).

I can't say who did originally post the root message of this posting.

I do speak both national languages (& English) and reside in Evere (Brussels).

Re: Where is Foret Belgium?

lucmatt — 2007-06-07 10:35:46Z

It's NOT FOREST (French) or VORST (Dutch), one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels Region, or an other municipality FOREST, situated in Hainaut.

But it's the municipality FORÊT, belonging to the canton FLERON of the arrondissement LIEGE of the Province LIEGE.

See:
http://www.chfleron.be/

The town FORET does now belong to TROOZ.

See: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trooz

PS: the Dutch version of Wikipedia does contain sometimes more info or more maps than the French or English versions.

Greetings,

Luc Matthijs

Marie Donnay + Les trente-deux bons métiers

ceespetiet — 2008-10-02 11:43:14Z

Je recherche les parents et les dates de naissance / mariage / décède de Marie DON(N)AY.

Marie DON(N)AY ('native de la Ville de Liège') est mariée (`veuve d'Antoine Petit') à Henry Gilles JALEY (`natif du pays de Liège') le 3.2.1641 à Dordrecht (NL).

Charles PETIT était le fils de Antoine PETIT et Marie DON(N)AY. Il est marié à Pietertje JANS le 3.5.1654 à Dubbeldam (NL) (Publication des bans le 19.4.1654 à Dordrecht (NL).

Charles PETIT est né environ 1627 (parce qu'il était à l'âge de 33 ans dans un acte notarié de 3.8.1660) en France (ou `Vranckrijk' selon l'acte de mariage). Je recherche date de naissance exacte et lieu précis.

Le profession de Antoine PETIT, Charles PETIT et Henry Gilles JALEY est savetier. Les archives de la guilde des savetiers à Dordrecht sont malheureusement introuvables.

Y a-t-il quelqu'un qui a recherché les archives des trente-deux bons métiers de la cité de Liège, notamment du métier des corbesiers (sauvetiers)?

Merci d'avance pour tous renseignements.

Cordialement,

Cees Petiet

Sablon-Etienne

jmaslin — 2008-06-02 17:59:48Z

I am searching for information about Jean Pierre Joseph Sablon who married Marguerite Josephe Etienne. Their daughter Justine Eleanor born 26 Dec 1822 Liege. Justine married Nicolas Francois Joseph Lambert b.1818 Thuillies, Hainaut, Belgium. The children I know of for Justine and Nicolas are daughter Marie b.1865 and son Leon Felicien b.1856 Thuin, Hainaut, Belgium. Leon moved to Canada 1878. Can anyone help me find out more on these families? Thank you, Joan

Etienne Famil of Liege During WW2

JoAnnM — 2009-02-12 23:26:57Z

I am looking for the Etienne family that lived at 32 Rue Fabry in Liege, Belgium in June 1943. Dr. Georges Etienne and Marie-Pauline Robertine (Labhaye or Lahaye) Etienne. They had a daughter named Ivette Etienne that was born in 1921. In June 1943, Ivette was an actress in a Theatre and was in a play called "Marius." My uncle was an allied airman who was shot down over Ophoven, Belgium and went through the Resistance. I am helping him find information on the families that helped him. After my uncle left Liege he was captured in Paris and went to a POW camp. While in the camp, he believes it was 1944, he was told by a Belgium Army POW man that Ivette Etienne had died. I would like to find this family or relatives to thank them for my Uncle. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

WALIN/Nicolas

JAMOR1 — 2007-09-02 06:14:48Z

Jacques Walin and Marie Henriette Nicolas marriage 1903 in Belgium. Searching location of wedding and location of Walin family.

WALIN/Nicolas

JAMOR1 — 2007-09-02 06:14:42Z

Jacques Walin and Marie Henriette Nicolas marriage 1903 in Belgium. Searching location of wedding and location of Walin family.

Morhet

JAMOR1 — 2007-09-02 06:10:48Z

Searching Joseph and Alexandria MORHET. Son: Arthur Morhet born in Villers Le Bouillet, Be.

Re: Relatives of Martheleur (Charleroi) and Defooz (Verviers)

martheleuromer — 2007-11-08 20:34:01Z

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Hubert Henri Merkelbach b. 1858 in Visè, Liège, Belgium

FullOBlarney2 — 2007-03-10 15:25:20Z

I am looking for any descendants/ancestors of Hubert Henri Merkelbach b. 16 Sep 1858 in Visè, Liège, Belgium and d. 16 Oct 1917 in Grivegnée, Liège, Belgium. Hubert married abt. 1885 to Josephine Keerssemeeckers/Kersemaekers b. Abt. 1863, d. Abt. 1892. Family legend is that Josephine died while giving birth to her third set of twins and was buried with one in each arm. Hubert owned a small bakery and was living at 91 Rue Haute Wez, Grivegnée, Liège, Belgium at the time of his death. Hubert's mother was Marie Gertrude Francen b. unknown.

Children of Hubert Merkelbach and Josephine Keerssemeeckers:
Auguste Merkelbach b. Abt. 1886, d. Abt. 1886 Liege
Rosa Merkelbach b. Abt. 1886, d. Abt. 1886 Liege
Berthe Merkelbach b. 3 Mar 1887 Liege, d. 26 Feb 1913 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA
Maria J Augustine Merkelbach b. 3 Mar 1887 Liege, d. 19 Feb 1950 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA
Cornelia Frances Merkelbach b. 31 Mar 1891 Liege, d. 11 Dec 1962 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
Stillborn Merkelbach b. abt. 1892, d. abt 1892 Liege
Stillborn Merkelbach b. Abt. 1892, d. Abt. 1892 Liege

Cuyx family

jennyamhstyedu1 — 2007-01-31 01:48:06Z

I'm trying to find information on my grandmother's family. She said that she was born in Liege, but I don't know if she was actually born in Liege or in the surrounding area. I've contacted her niece and she said that the family was Flemish, but she doesn't know much more about them. My grandmother's parents were Jean Nicolas Cuyx and Melanie Basteyne (or possibly Bastin). My grandmother's name is Pierette Marie. She was born Oct 12, 1918. Her neice gave my the names of her siblings. Here they are: Hubertine, Henri, Emile, Louise, and Desire'. I know that her brother Desire' lived in Jemeppe in 1994, when my grandmother went to visit him. If anyone can help me in anyway, I would greatly appreciate it.

Jennifer Wallis

Caroline Heron

alanclegg1 — 2009-03-10 15:06:24Z

I am looking for the birth certificate of Caroline Heron born about 1863 daughter of Alfred Heron occupation dentist.

Re: Where is Foret Belgium?

brxs1940 — 2007-04-08 15:48:43Z

Forêt is a administrative district of Brussel
Best regards
Charles Brixius

Alfred Heale

wassior09 — 2007-10-10 12:47:53Z

Looking for family information.

Alfred was born in Liege in 1847 to 1850.

Parents Edgar and Eleanor (maiden name unknown).

Possibly of German ancestry (family history).

Married in Australia 1897 and died here 1927.

Any information to help out an Aussie kangaroo will be appreciated.

Richard

Deukaert

Llorettk — 2007-06-27 16:56:02Z

I am searching for information on a Marie Bilquin formally Deukaert. She was born near Liege, c.1885, was the youngest of 13 children and lived on farm. She left Belguim to work in Paris and then left France around 1916. She is said to have survived the torpedo attack on the cuise liner Sussex in March 1916 during WWI. She arrived in London and had a family with Charlie Lantin. We have birth or family records. She spoke only French and Wellong and didn't talk to many people about the past.

Re: Ferdinand de Gerlaise-Seigneur de Hannetaux (ca 1700: Belgium - Quebec - USA)

NotelyJoan — 2009-05-16 02:16:00Z

Hi Roy,

I found your post today. Ferdinand is my ancestor, but I do not have any information on him. I know more now, due to your post.

I have my direct line to him, but I do not have information about him except he was born in de Liege, Belgium, 1625. Do you have his wife and Children? only child I have is Jean Jacques, bory 1643 St. Paul, de Liege, Belgium.

Were there more children? Do you know his parents and his brothers and sisters?

Joan Desjarlais
notelyjoan@aol.com

Re: Ferdinand de Gerlaise-Seigneur de Hannetaux (ca 1700: Belgium - Quebec - USA)

NotelyJoan — 2009-05-16 02:10:33Z

Sorry, I typed wrong email. It is notelyjoan@aol.com

Joan

Re: Ferdinand de Gerlaise-Seigneur de Hannetaux (ca 1700: Belgium - Quebec - USA)

NotelyJoan — 2009-05-16 02:09:27Z

Hi Patrick,

I am desended from Ferdinand Degerlais. I do not have much information on him and his children. Was Jean Jacques Degerlais his only child?

Joan
notelyjoan@ail.com

Re: Ferdinand De Gerlaise

NotelyJoan — 2009-05-16 01:57:53Z

Hi Glen,

I just found your post. I am also interested in any information that you have regarding Ferdinand Degerlais and Dorothee Cona. I know they had a son, Jean Jacques Desgerlais, born 1643 Louisville, PQ, Canada. That is all I have.

I would appreciate any information you can give me.

Joan

Re: ROYAL BELGIAN CONSERVATORY OF LIEGE

jeannabean1974 — 2007-03-16 22:22:09Z

i am a desended of cecile minnaert.
she was my great great grandmother.
I don't know much about her but my mother and my aunts do.
Her son Richard E. Smith was my grandfather. He had a large family, eight children in all. We are located in South East Wisconsin, USA.
Sons include: Richard, David, Brian
Daughters include: Lorna, Dawn, Diane,Christine, and Elizabeth

Re: ROYAL BELGIAN CONSERVATORY OF LIEGE

Corinne_Postnikoff — 2007-03-17 00:42:07Z

Hi,

Great to hear from you! Cecile was my Grandfather Gustave Minnaert's sister.

It's interesting that your reply was posted on this particular Message Board. (since I had also posted some inquiries on the Wisconsin Message Board, as well as others in Canada and Belgium)

In the past, I was in contact with Cecile's daughter, Oriel who provided me with Family History... which Judith updated pre-Christmas.

I would like to email you directly, if possible, for further exchange of information on our shared MINNAERT
line!

I'm still keenly interested in locating any particulars of the MINNAERT Musical Education/Experiences in Belgium, prior to their move to Canada in 1910-11.

Also, hoping to someday connect with extended family members (presumably still in Belgium)....of Achille M.J. Minnaert or Emma (Dierickx) Minnaert.

Some kind strangers in Belgium and the Netherlands have provided me with Vital Statistics (Names, birth dates, baptismals, marriages, deaths) back to the late 1700's.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Corinne (Minnaert) Postnikoff

Re: ROYAL BELGIAN CONSERVATORY OF LIEGE

Corinne_Postnikoff — 2007-03-26 03:31:47Z

Hello,

Delighted to hear from you!

I have sent you a private email. Please let me know if you receive it.

It would be so exciting to connect with some "long lost relatives" from Belgium, too. Hopefully...someday...someway..

Corinne (Minnaert) Postnikoff

Re: ROYAL BELGIAN CONSERVATORY OF LIEGE

smythe69 — 2007-03-26 00:05:37Z

My Grandmother was Cecille Minneart-Tench-Smith. My Father was her youngest son Richard. If you are from British Columbia I am guessing that your grandmother was Josie. We have alot of information on our family. Great-Grandfather was a Professor Of Music and he could play every instrument there was. He could also speak and write I believe 9 languages. He was a friend of King Leopold. They were very wealthy but his brother embezzled most of his money and that is why he went to Canada. My Grandmother married Mr.Tench and had 3 children, Josie,William and Oriole. I don't know what happened to her husband ( he may have died) and then she married Richard E. Smith and had Jerome, June, Richard, Lucille and Magdaline. The two little ones died. I think one died at birth and I know one died on Christmas Eve and she was 2 yrs old. My older sister is the genealogy expert in the family and she knows and has records of almost everything. Out of the children of Cecille only one is alive and that is my Uncle Jerry. He lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin same as I. I hope you get this and respond back. We always wondered what happened to our relatives in Canada. The last time I ever saw anyone was in 1972 and it was Aunt Josie's son John.
Sincerely,
Dawn Smith

Records concerning my grandmother Melanie Gossoin Black

margueritewilliamson — 2009-02-02 18:44:46Z

I am searching for any records concerning my grandmother who died in Liege, Belgium in the 1930s.

Nollemans

drgrider — 2008-08-03 19:16:41Z

I am searching for records on Nollemans family.
Leopold, Marie Louise, Martin, Josephine or Albertine Francine

Re: need info on Belgian relatives: Mayeres

dmayeres — 2008-09-08 01:09:47Z

Last I heard was that Andre Mayeres' family immigrated to the Ohio Valley area and one of his sons named Arthur married a woman named Naomi. They had four daughters and one son. According to the latest data they're all a bunch of crazy, fun loving people with children and grand children. They're all a crazy bunch...Hahaha.

Love,
Buddy Mayeres

Deltour

fairnurse_1 — 2008-05-01 16:37:04Z

Hello,

Am looking for any information on the surname Deltour. My grandfather was Désiré Jacques Deltour from Montegnee, Liege, Belgium. His father was Joseph Jean Deltour (probably once had a different spelling). His sisters were Anntoinette and Lea. His mother was Pauline Agnes Moors. His grandfather was Désiré and his grandmother may have been a Deprez (per Joseph's death certificate). They were all from Belgium.

They came to the United States in 1911. Other family members travelled with them, including the surnames Moors and Bawin. Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you!

Debby fairnurse@zoominternet.net

two brothers Jacob from Liege?

gerdsche — 2007-02-27 10:18:17Z

Two of my ancestors in the region of the former duchy of Nassau, Nicolaus Jacobi and Melchior Jacob were presumably brothers, born maybe around 1650/70. There are hints that they may have come from the region around Liege/Leuk/Lüttich. Does anyone has a hint if a Nicola(u)s or Melchior Jacob(i) were born around that time there?
Thanks a lot.

Re: Relatives of Martheleur (Charleroi) and Defooz (Verviers)

ppingaut — 2008-08-23 09:17:12Z

Hi,
Sorry for my english.Do you speak french?
I'm living in Charleroi (Belgium) and my friend Michel Glume seeking over Martheleur Jean André.
My friend was born in april 1941 and Jean Andre Martheleur in july or augustus(?)
The little band of rue du Grand Central was Jean Martheleur,Omer Martheleur,André Glume,Michel Glume...
Your grand mother have a shop with primeurs,vegetables,chicken named "MA CAMPAGNE".
In front of the shop, there is a place and your father plays basket ball with the neighbours.
What's happened to your father?
Here in Charleroi (Belgium) more people talk always about him.
Regards
Pascale

Famine and plague in Liege in 1858?

heathersnotes — 2007-01-22 22:21:04Z

My 2 great Grandmother's family is from the liege Belgium area. Before they immigrated her mother and several siblings all died within a 2 month period. The cause is listed as Famine and plague. This was in 1858. I know there was a potato famine as well as crop failures in Rye in the mid 1840's. They were farmers. Do you know of what "plague this could have been? I have heard of an influenza plague but in researching can find no documentation of one. The third Pandemic of Bubonic plague started in China in 1850's but I am not sure that it reached Belgium. Any ideas?

Looking for Liege, Belgium Records - DeVivier and Simart family

JDJames89 — 2008-04-22 06:03:49Z

Hello, I'm looking for a family who immigrated from Liege, Belgium to the US in October of 1880. I am not acquainted with Belgian records, so could anyone help me find the following people, or give me an idea as to where I might find Liege records on the following people:

Victor August DeVivier
born: Jun 13 1849 in Liege, Belgium

Mary Alice Simart
born: Oct 09 1855 in Liege, Belgium

Children (those I know were born in Belgium):

1 Antoinette DeVivier
born: 29-Oct-1876 in “Serange” (maybe Seraing), Province De Liege, Belgium

2 Eva Alvera DeVivier
born: 25-Sep-1878 in Belgium

3 John Isadore DeVivier
born: 17-Mar-1873 in Belgium

I would appreciate any help. Thanks.

Mariage Database Vielsalm + Petit Thier

rdeltgen — 2008-04-22 08:27:12Z

To informe you that i put online on my website
http://www.deltgen.com
under the link
MARRIAGE DATABASE

The Marriages of the towns in Luxemburg

Colmar-Berg
Bettendorf

research done by Rob Deltgen

The Marriages of the towns in Belgium

Vielsalm
Petit Thier

research done by Jos Léonard

Best Regards
Rob Deltgen