Genealogy of Alexander and Theresa Briard

My grandparents, Alexander and Theresa Briard emigrated around 1800 from Alsace, France and settled in Dingman Ferry, Pike, Pennsylvania.

Do you have any information on thia family?

Thank you. Fred Briard

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More info needed to find your Alsace ancestors
by: Suzele

Hi Fred,

If you'd like to find out more about your Alsace ancestors, you'll need to know which villages they came from.

Here's why:

All the records are organized by village or town.

So to find birth, marriage or death records, they'll be stored under the name of the town or village.

Briard isn't a very common name here in Alsace.

My guess is the Briard branch of your family originally came from another part of France or another French-speaking area.

French last names in Alsace are very VERY uncommon.

If you have any ancestors where you have more information - like a village or town name, the full name of the person and a birth date - you'll have more luck with those ancestors.

I would start there.

Hopefully in your research, you'll find more details that will help you fill in your family tree.

It's very much like a puzzle with a few 100,000 pieces to find.

Each new piece of info helps you find the others.

Hope you enjoy it ;-)
Suzele

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