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Post by denisd on Oct 29, 2017 23:32:22 GMT -5
Hi all,
I know all of the information (meaning birth dates, marriage dates etc) of my Luxembourg ancestor (my great-great grandmother -- and also her parents that also meet the born before 1900 and still alive in 1900) and down the line. But I have zero documents. And I know the deadline is the end of next year to have everything finished.
I'm going to do my very very best to have everything in order by the end of November. I have to contact Heffingen in Luxembourg as well as a few localities in Illinois. I'm not worried about the Lux records, but I'm worried about whether it will be hard to get my hands on certified copies from Illinois. Can someone please help me with a list of required documents for each generation.
birth certificates
do I need marriage certificates for every generation? death certificates? or just for the Lux ancestor in question?
Thank you all for your help! I'm really excited about this, but I know I really need to hurry too.
Thanks!
Denis
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Post by twoj on Oct 30, 2017 8:50:18 GMT -5
Hi Denis
The basic rule is that you need to prove your decendance from you lux ancestor that was alive in 1900, so this depends a bit whether it was all male / female / or mixed decendance. If your aieul is your GGGMother (its pointless going back further even if her parents were from lux, then you'll need her birth, marriage, death certs. Then you'll need the birth of all decendants between her and you (including yours, and any children you might have - although your children is for phase 2). Then marriage for any women. Basically it is to show how your GGGM family name turned into your family name.
There is a ton of info in this forum so a lot of questions have probably already been answered (including this one) so its probably good to take a look through as you wait for your certificates.
hope that helps.
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Post by denisd on Oct 30, 2017 10:57:11 GMT -5
Thanks! That's really helpful twoj!! So I only need the death certificate from the lux ancestor alive in 1900 (As well as the birth and marriage). That helps. And then birth certificates on and on and marriage where applicable per the above.
Thanks a ton!! I'll keep you posted on how things go!
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Post by denisd on Nov 9, 2017 23:56:31 GMT -5
I've requested all the necessary marriage/death/birth forms form the US. The only missing piece (assuming I get all the other info comes back on the first try) is the Luxembourg registry. Is it easier to reach out to a centralized Civil Registry office or to the specific town my ancestor is from (Heffingen in my case) for this info. Any advice on this process. My French is a bit rusty, but I can communicate enough I think if I need to make a call.
I just realized there are already a lot of posts on this topic. No need to respond if you don't want to. Thanks all!
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Post by languagedood on Nov 11, 2017 14:33:50 GMT -5
I am another latecomer but I have done some leg-work including getting a complete family tree with all dates/locations and getting the certified birth certificate of my Lux. ancestor mailed to me from the commune he was born in. So all I need to do is request and pay for all of the U.S. documentation here on down the line and send it in per the other instructions. He emigrated and then married another Luxembourgish woman in Wisconsin and from there all the records are either going to be located in WI or MN. I hope to apply for and assemble all the documentation over the next couple of months and by the time 2018 rolls around send in the request for the certificate and complete phase 1. Then I will be ready to roll for phase 2 before December 2020.
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Post by denisd on Nov 13, 2017 11:15:12 GMT -5
Great. I was just able to get Heffingen in Luxembourg to mail me the birth certificate I need (emailed them in French, they were very nice). Now just waiting for everything to come in.
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Post by denisd on Nov 20, 2017 22:57:18 GMT -5
Fascinating how I get a document from 1866 from Luxembourg in a week (for free too), and I am still waiting on my friends at the Cook County Clerks office.  Thank you, Heffingen! |
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Thank you, Heffingen!