Christophe Schrag (Gerard)
1834 --
Name Christophe Schrag (Gerard) [1] Birth 21 Feb 1834 Rozières-sur-Mouzon, Vosges, Lorraine, FR [2, 3] - Documented on the 22nd.
Gender Male Occupation Resident Miller at Goncourt (Haute-Marne) [4] Person ID I9515 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 10 Feb 2020
Father Christophe Schrag (Gerard), b. 26 Oct 1797, Grostenquin, Moselle, Lorraine, FR d. 26 Dec 1850, Chassey Beaupré, Meuse, FR (Age 53 years) Mother Marie Schrag (Gerard), b. 15 Nov 1801, Marsal, Moselle, FR d. 13 May 1843, Vouthon-Bas, Gondrecourt-Le-Château, FR (Age 41 years) Marriage 30 May 1830 Vic-sur-Seille, Moselle, FR [1] Family ID F1663 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marie Kislig, b. 1827 Marriage 28 Sep 1863 Vittel, Vosges, FR - Valfroicourt. Christophe caused a change of surname from Gerard to Schrag to be recorded on August 11, 1863, covering himself, his parents Christophe and Marie Schrag, and three of his siblings: Joseph, Nicolas and Madeleine. The error occurred when an official recording the births of the family members mis-pronounced the surname Schrag as Gerard. The mistake was discovered at the time Christophe was to be married, and he insisted the records be changed.
Family ID F6708 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Mar 2019
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Event Map Birth - 21 Feb 1834 - Rozières-sur-Mouzon, Vosges, Lorraine, FR Marriage - 28 Sep 1863 - Vittel, Vosges, FR = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - The mixup of Gerard for Schrag would continue until April 11, 1863, when Christophe Schrag (a son of Andreas/André’s brother Christian/Christophe) made a grievance at a public meeting of the civil tribunal in District 2 of the department of Meuse. He explained that the persistent error could only be explained by poor pronunciation of the word Gerard. This resulted in a lengthy remark inserted in the civil records of Chassey, detailing all the family events that had been misidentified because of it.
See article with the full story “The Schrag-Gérard Mystery” at https://birkey.org/articles/schrock-schrag/the-schrag-gerard-mystery/
- The mixup of Gerard for Schrag would continue until April 11, 1863, when Christophe Schrag (a son of Andreas/André’s brother Christian/Christophe) made a grievance at a public meeting of the civil tribunal in District 2 of the department of Meuse. He explained that the persistent error could only be explained by poor pronunciation of the word Gerard. This resulted in a lengthy remark inserted in the civil records of Chassey, detailing all the family events that had been misidentified because of it.
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