Emily's French heritage

Emily's grandmother on her mother's side hails from eastern France. Well not her specifically but her grandmother's grandparents came from France to America. They came from tiny villages between Metz and Strasbourg in the rural French countryside. The predominant occupation for most were farmers. They like many during the 19th century immigrated to America due to the rural revolutions at the time. Her ancestors came from the town's of Vahl-Erbsing, Pontpierre, Zimming, Bistroff, and Faulquemont. There is not much there but we snapped a few photos of the area and towns to share. We looked for ancestors grave stones in the town's and although we could not find any likely being about 50 years too far back. We did however find many of our ancestors samr last names, and in one town Vahl-Erbsing half the cemetery was dedicated to the Roch family, Emilys grandmother's paternal line. There were indeed distant cousins underfoot. All in all it was a pleasant drive through the countryside which looked very much like northern New York. It gave us a nice perspective of French villages outside of the more touristed locations we sometimes visit.Read more