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My Maternal 7th. Great Grandfather, Joannes Wilhelm Ungeschickt

Name: Joannes Wilhelm Ungeschickt

Born: about 1688 in Niederkorn, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

Marriage: about 1701 in Niederkorn, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Anna Margaretha Erpeling

Children: (1) (all that I have records for) Maria Regina Reine Ungeschickt (Souvignier) 1708–1781 • L2KD-5P5

Death: unknown
Buried: unknown

Note: I wish that I knew more, but I did not even know that I had an ancestor with the surname Ungeschickt until I turned 68. I knew about my other Luxembourger ancestors: Palen, Pletschette, etc…

I never knew who my French ancestors were until a few years ago. I am hitting dead ends, because there are very little records available for the 1600’s in Luxembourg. Besides the fact, that I can hardly read their writing and don’t understand the languages.

***Niederkorn, Esch-Sur-Alzette***, ***Luxembourg***

Burgundy: Profoundly French

Burgundy is a historical region in east-central France. It’s famous for its Burgundy wines as well as pinot noirs and Chardonnay, Chablis and Beaujolais. The area is crisscrossed by a network of canals and studded with grand châteaux, some now luxury hotels. The capital, Dijon, of mustard fame, is home to the imposing Palace of the Dukes, where the distinguished Musée des Beaux-Arts was established in 1787. ― Google

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My Maternal 4th. Great Grandmother, Elizabeth Souvignier Haupert

Name: Elizabeth Souvignier (Haupert), my 4th. great maternal grandmother, daughter of Clement Souvignier and Elizabeth Feyder

Elizabeth Souvignier

Born: 11 May 1782 in Niederkorn, Differdange, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

Married: 22 Feb. 1811 in Niederkorn, Differdange, Luxembourg to Pierre “Peter” Haupert.

Died: 14 March 1848 Niederkorn, Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

***1980 Trip to Europe with my parents Louis and Jean (Linderman) Mancill, and my husband Richard Fallin***

I wish that I had known about my 4th. great grandmother back then in 1980, because I could have looked up where they lived. I knew about my Palen ancestors being from Luxembourg, but I had no idea where in Luxembourg. And…I knew nothing about my Souvignier ancestors from Luxembourg. I did not have the information yet, that I even was related to the Souvignier family.

Name: Elizabeth Souvignier (Haupert)
Born: 11 May 1782, Niederkorn, Differdange, Luxembourg.
Married: about 1803 in Niederkorn, Differdange, Luxembourg to Pierre “Peter” Haupert.
Died: 14 March 1848, Niederkorn, Differdange, Luxembourg.

They had Frank Haupert (1808-1886), he was my 3rd. great maternal grandfather, and his daughter, Mary “May” Haupert was my 2nd. great maternal grandmother.
Children: (4) Frank Haupert (1808-1886), Clement Haupert (1811-1843), Peter Pierre Haupert (1814-1900), Josephus “Joseph” Haupert (1817-1900). transcribed by: Sally Frederick Johnson

The history of Luxembourg is considered to begin in 963, when count Siegfried acquired a rocky promontory and its Roman-era fortifications known as Lucilinburhuc, “little castle”, and the surrounding area from the Imperial Abbey of St. Maximin in nearby Trier. Siegfried’s descendants increased their territory through marriage, war and vassal relations.

At the end of the 13th century, the counts of Luxembourg reigned over a considerable territory. In 1308, Count of Luxembourg Henry VII became King of the Germans and later Holy Roman Emperor. The House of Luxembourg produced four emperors during the High Middle Ages. In 1354, Charles IV elevated the county to the Duchy of Luxembourg.

The duchy eventually became part of the Burgundian Circle and then one of the Seventeen Provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands. Over the centuries, the City and Fortress of Luxembourg, of great strategic importance situated between the Kingdom of France and the Habsburg territories, was gradually built up to be one of the most reputed fortifications in Europe.

After belonging to both the France of Louis XIV and the Austria of Maria Theresa, Luxembourg became part of the First French Republic and Empire under Napoleon.
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My Maternal 5th. Great Grandfather, Clement Souvignier

**Tiercelet, Moselle, Lorraine, France** **(L’église paroissiale Saint-Rémy)**

Tiercelet is a French commune located in the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle in the Grand Est region . The Moulaine , a tributary of the Chiers , takes its source near Tiercelet.

Formerly the village of Barrois , belonging to the archbishopric of Trier , deanery of Luxembourg; Father de Villers-Bettnach appointed the cure.

The ravages of the Thirty Years War caused the abandonment of the old village (currently a place called Bourenne / Bourène) and the current regrouping around the 14th century castle, demolished in 1671 on the orders of Louis XIV .

In 1817, Tiercelet had Bourenne farm and Cussange mill as annexes. At that time, there were 273 inhabitants distributed in 48 houses.