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Offline R. Joshua Myers

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How Do You Say Help!" In German?
« on: Friday 27 May 11 04:33 BST (UK) »
My great great grandfather, Jonas Hilbert, was born in Germany in Nov. 1846. He emigrated to America sometime before 1871. I would like to know more about his German origins (place of birth, parents, marriage, any information would be appreciated), but I cannot read or write German, and know nothing about how genealogical research is conducted in your country. I can't even say "Help!" in German. Thanks for learning my language, Josh

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Re: How Do You Say Help!" In German?
« Reply #1 on: Friday 27 May 11 05:55 BST (UK) »

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Re: How Do You Say Help!" In German?
« Reply #2 on: Friday 27 May 11 06:46 BST (UK) »
For future reference - Hilfe!

 ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

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Re: How Do You Say Help!" In German?
« Reply #3 on: Friday 27 May 11 07:51 BST (UK) »
Hilfe!

Quick question for Josh  ....   ;)   ;)   ;)   Did he go to North or South America?
Have you tried the Ellis Island lists for US of A
http://www.ellisisland.org/Eiinfo/Press_PASSENGER.asp
or The Ships List, includes Canada
http://www.theshipslist.com/Research/canadarecords.htm
or Cyndislist
http://www.cyndislist.com/ships.htm

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Re: How Do You Say Help!" In German?
« Reply #4 on: Friday 27 May 11 08:27 BST (UK) »
Helfen?!?

We were taught dialect German many many years ago...
So when I saw this post, this is the word that came straight to my mind.

I havent checked any links to see if it is correct...  :D  will do now

xin ;)

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Re: How Do You Say Help!" In German?
« Reply #5 on: Friday 27 May 11 08:28 BST (UK) »
Crikey  memories not gone then...

I loved German at school and I think that maybe had I had a decent education, I could have been good at languages... but now English is difficult..   ;D ;D ;D

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Re: How Do You Say Help!" In German?
« Reply #6 on: Friday 27 May 11 12:14 BST (UK) »
Helfen! Hilfe! Helfen!  Jonas Hilbert went to Philadelphia, PA in the United States, where I'm writing you from now. He married another German immigrant called Alice, or he brought her over with him. They made a lot of babies: eight of them, and he worked in the rag trade. These babies made more babies, and those babies made more babies and those babies made more babies, of which I am one. We haven't forgotten how to make babies, but not a one of us can speak German. Josh

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Re: How Do You Say Help!" In German?
« Reply #7 on: Friday 27 May 11 12:33 BST (UK) »
Well I think it would be good if you did ... a kind of heritage thing...  :D  nice

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Re: How Do You Say Help!" In German?
« Reply #8 on: Friday 27 May 11 12:58 BST (UK) »
xinia, According to my family tree so far, I'm 6 parts English, one part German, and one part French. I'm three-quarters English. I'm fluent in English! If I could learn enough French and German to ride a bus and order food at a restaurant in France or Germany, do you think that would satisfy the heritage thing?  Josh
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