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Because of Germany's history, you may also find several other languages in German records. Latin was frequently used in Roman Catholic church records. French was often used in Elsaß-Lothringen and during the French domination of the area west of the Rhein river (1806-1815). Danish was used in much of Schleswig-Holstein until Preußen annexed that area in 1864.  
Because of Germany's history, you may also find several other languages in German records. Latin was frequently used in Roman Catholic church records. French was often used in Elsaß-Lothringen and during the French domination of the area west of the Rhein river (1806-1815). Danish was used in much of Schleswig-Holstein until Preußen annexed that area in 1864.  


Click here for information on [The_Low_German_Language_in_German_Research|Low German]] or here for [[Languages in the Lower Rhine Area of Germany|languages in the Lower Rhine area]] or here for [[Spellings Variants in the Northern Rheinland|spelling variation in the northern Rhine]] area.   
Click here for information on the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Low_German_Language_in_German_Research Low German language] or here for [[Languages in the Lower Rhine Area of Germany|languages in the Lower Rhine area]] or here for [[Spellings Variants in the Northern Rheinland|spelling variation in the northern Rhine]] area.   


German grammar may affect the way names appear in genealogical records, so your ancestor's name in German may vary from record to record. For help in understanding name variations, see the “Names, Personal” section.  
German grammar may affect the way names appear in genealogical records, so your ancestor's name in German may vary from record to record. For help in understanding name variations, see the “Names, Personal” section.  
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== NUMBERS  ==
== NUMBERS  ==
1,766

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