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In reply to the discussion: A list of my family tree surnames..... [View all]pipi_k
(21,020 posts)1. One in common...
Oliver, on my mom's side. But they were from PA. Worked in the mines, and one of my g. g. g. Uncles was killed in a mining disaster, his brother injured.
Some of the ones I can remember without looking at my notes are:
Auclair
Mongeau
Langlois
DeGray, formerly Degre, and originally Legoues
Labrecque
Roussel, Americanized to Russell
Hogle. (Dutch, I think)
Parent
Boucher, Americanized to Bushey
Brillion
Dasilva (Portugese)
Sanipas (m'ikmaq)
Duhamel
Regnier
Chapdelaine
All are French Canadian except where noted. Will get my notes out tomorrow and list the rest
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Lemieux? Hmm....you might just be related to the world famous hockey player, methinks.
AverageJoe90
Jul 2013
#15
One of my ancestors built the house that was famously occupied by Bacon's followers, apparently.
AverageJoe90
Jul 2013
#14
I have Harwoods. 19th century - England >> New Jersey >> Illinois >> Nebrasa
kestrel91316
Jul 2013
#22
Dunno about J.M. or his father, but his grandfather, Joseph, Sr. may have been from Lancaster Co.;
AverageJoe90
Sep 2013
#41