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Title: Help with a French / Alsacien birth date please
Post by: Braindead on Friday 11 April 25 07:55 BST (UK)
Can anyone help with the birth date of George Hoff in Thal-Marmoutier please?
I can find it in the 10 year index but can't read the month.
A link to the original index page is here:
https://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C485-P1-R254525#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C485-P1-R254525-1812180

Here's a link to the Acte de naissance but the language looks more German / Alsacien to me.
https://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C485-P1-R254545#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C485-P1-R254545-1812503

Thank you in advance for your help.
Title: Re: Help with a French / Alsacien birth date please
Post by: joger on Friday 11 April 25 08:22 BST (UK)
Hi,
I rather read Hoff Joseph , date is  20 brumaire an 7 that is 10 November 1798
Title: Re: Help with a French / Alsacien birth date please
Post by: Braindead on Friday 11 April 25 08:36 BST (UK)
Thank you for that, you're right. Having looked again, I can see that George Hoff is actually on the next page.
But I'm still struggling with the date. Can you help with that?
Title: Re: Help with a French / Alsacien birth date please
Post by: joger on Friday 11 April 25 08:59 BST (UK)
I would say 2 Prairial an 7

that is 21 may 1799
I can't read either german or alsacian but if no-one translates , I can have it translated .
Title: Re: Help with a French / Alsacien birth date please
Post by: Braindead on Friday 11 April 25 09:47 BST (UK)
I would say 2 Prairial an 7

Thank you. That makes a lot of sense. There is a marginal note in the acte de naissance "20.5.99" which is pretty close.
I appreciate the offer to translate but it's a rather distant relative of someone I'm helping out, so no need, thanks.
I would be curious as to whether it's German or Alsacien though.
Title: Re: Help with a French / Alsacien birth date please
Post by: Zefiro on Friday 11 April 25 20:19 BST (UK)


Here's a link to the Acte de naissance but the language looks more German / Alsacien to me.
https://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C485-P1-R254545#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C485-P1-R254545-1812503


It's German. In this 'acte' the day of birth is 1 prairial an VII, so 20th May 1799.
Title: Re: Help with a French / Alsacien birth date please
Post by: Braindead on Saturday 12 April 25 07:26 BST (UK)

It's German. In this 'acte' the day of birth is 1 prairial an VII, so 20th May 1799.

Thank you for clearing up which language it is, and for the date.