My Maternal 5th. Great Luxembourger Grandmother, Elizabeth Feyder (Souvignier)

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Luxembourg

Name: Elizabeth Feyder (Fieder), daughter of Nicolas Feyder (aka Fieder), of Netherlands, and Maria Millebach of Luxembourg.

Birth: 1750 in Niederkorn, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

Married: 15 May 1770 in Niederkorn, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg to Clement Souvignier.

Niederkorn train service, near Differdange, Luxembourg

Niederkorn train service, near Differdange, Luxembourg

Children: Elizabeth Souvignier (1782-1848) Haupert 

Died: 13 Dec 1820 in Niederkorn, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.

Buried: Dec. 1820 in Niederkorn, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 

Differdange

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Differdange (Luxembourgish: Déifferdeng pronounced [ˈdəɪ̯fɐdeŋ], German: Differdingen) is a commune with town status in south-western Luxembourg, 17 miles (27 km) west from the country’s capital.
It lies near the borders with Belgium and France and it is located in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. With a population of around 26,000, Differdange is the country’s third largest city. It is also the main town of the commune, and other towns within the commune include Lasauvage, Niederkorn, and Oberkorn.
Differdange is an industrial town that was home to much of Luxembourg’s steel production, much of its development occurred during its heyday.
Today, Differdange still remains an important industrial center, with ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel producer, retaining an important steel factory in the town.
Notable landmarks in Differdange include the Maison de Soins de Differdange, an ancient Cistercian abbey dating back to 1235 and the Differdange Castle, located on a hill in the centre of the town, which dates from 1577 and is now used by Miami University. As such, Differdange is home to Miami University’s Dolibois European Center, the University’s European campus branch where students study abroad.
Differdange
Déifferdeng
City center of Differdange

City center of Differdange
Coat of arms of Differdange
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Differdange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red

Map of Luxembourg with Differdange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.5222°N 5.8917°ECoordinates: 49.5222°N 5.8917°E
Country  Luxembourg
Canton Esch-sur-Alzette

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