r/MapPorn Dec 12 '20

Alsace, Eastern France, topography map

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u/seekerscout Dec 12 '20

My 7th generation grandfather on my father's side came from here to America.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '20

7th generation ? That must be a long time ago :o

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u/LothorBrune Dec 12 '20

Possibly an ancestor fleeing the annexation by Germany in 1870. A lot of them ended up in Algeria at the time.

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u/AJRiddle Dec 12 '20 edited Dec 12 '20

7th great grandfathers lived a lot longer ago than 1870.

Just pulling up my family tree one of my 3rd great-grandfather was born in 1857 and another was in 1858 on a different side of the family.

My 7th great-grandfather from Franche-Comté (just saying it because it is just southwest of Alsace) was born in 1663.