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Title: Place in Prussia XVIII century
Post by: seamike on Sunday 16 November 14 23:01 GMT (UK)

Can anybody please help to decipher the first word? The place name for East Prussia, XVIII century, supposeddly area nearby Chełm (Kulm).
Second and third are " in Preussen" I think(http://)

Title: Re: Place in Prussia XVIII century
Post by: Richard Knott on Sunday 16 November 14 23:21 GMT (UK)

Happy reading:
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Prussia-Ostpreu%C3%9Fen_Gazetteers

Richard

Title: Re: Place in Prussia XVIII century
Post by: seamike on Sunday 16 November 14 23:25 GMT (UK)

Thanks, Richard

Familysearch is not 100% source, so I check it here http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/polszczyzna/SGKPi/

I've started with first "Tr" and last "kl" but still nothing (

Title: Re: Place in Prussia XVIII century
Post by: Ruskie on Monday 17 November 14 01:26 GMT (UK)

A very difficult one seamike.
It could start with a T, an I or a J. I might be wrong but I think it ends with an n.  :-\

Title: Re: Place in Prussia XVIII century
Post by: seamike on Tuesday 18 November 14 19:57 GMT (UK)

Thanks, Ruskie

Nothing with "T", so will proceed with "I" and "J"