Breteniere/Schmutz

Je cherche encore pour info about Jeanne Augustine Bretentiére
(Alsace?) M Joseph Schmutz et fils André Jean Schmutz (1901-1926) qui
et mon Grandpére. Area je crois et Laissey.

Henning Boettcher...

In 2001 there were
525 Schmutz
in the German phone directory.

Henning Boettcher
Switzerland/Suisse
(universally applicable hints/German language only/ last review:
Aug. 2005)

Denis Beauregard...

So, you are looking for any thing about the couple
Jeanne Augustine Bretentière and Joseph Schmutz who are the
parents of André Jean Schmutz (1901-1926) your grand-father.

As said in that thread, Schmutz is likely a German name.
Alsacian is close to German, so it makes sense to look for
it in Alsace. Bretentiére sounds French.

Alsace is part of France until 1871 and since 1920. In 1871-1920,
it is a part of Germany.

If you can read French, you can look at various French databases.

refreshed for a while). I think some other site may have more
recent links.

Many French societies have their data (free for members only)

Finally, some commercial sites have a lot of data. Much more in
Lorraine than in Alsace and somewhat expensive but less than a

Finally, you should pay attention to the spelling as more search
engines will not find similar names.

Merci
Jacqui

Temprance...

525 Hmm. If I had birth dates would that help?

Henning Boettcher...

I don't believe. Perhaps.
I only wanted to tell you that your ancestor could be of German or
Alsacien origin since Schmutz seems to be a German name.
Alsace has been a German territory for some time.

Temprance...

I have been very lucky as a relative from the Schmutz side in France
has made contact.
Jacqui

Temprance