Information on Pfeffen and Baeumlin surnames

by Constance
(Nashville, TN, USs)

Searching for information on Jean Gaspard (John Casper) Pfeffen born 1788 and his wife Gertrude "Bimline" Baeumlin born around 1785 along Rhine River Valley in northeastern France. Daughter Catherine born in 1816.

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by: Suzele

Hi Constance,

If you have any additional info about Jean Gaspart Pfeffen, please add it here.

Do you have any more precise dates for birth, marriage or death?

Any idea of what part of Alsace he was born in or got married in or died in?

Just asking because that will help you (or anyone else) find more clues to even more info.

Most everything here in Alsace is organized by village.

So that's the best place to start.

Additionally, it's good to know if you're looking for pre-1789 records or post-1789 records in Alsace.

That makes a HUGE difference in how easy or hard it is to find records.

Before 1789, you'll probably need to look for church records.

After 1789 you can find civil records in France.

The French Revolution period records aren't the easiest to look through - but they're much easier than church records.

Especially if your family was Catholic - that means the records are written in Latin (usually very bad handwriting too).

Protestant records may be written in German cursive handwriting - which is also not easy to read even if you're a native German speaker.

Then there's the French Revolution system for dates. They decided to make up a new Republican calendar in 1793.

Fortunately, it only lasted 13 years and ended in 1806.

But if you have any ancestors who were born, got married or died during those 13 years, there's some extra calculations to do.

Minor obstacles mostly.

Although there are some other minor obstacles that might show up in your family tree during the French Revolution.

Wishing you lots of luck in your Alsace family tree research,
Suzele

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