heehee I have the commonest of scottish and italian names Mc/MacDonald, Iuliano/Juliano/Uliano and DeSimone on top of this Malcolm and Arthur are very common first names and PEI is full of Malcolm McDonalds. The italian side is John and wife Josephine. cindy On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Linda Mock <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow, can't imagine haveing a surname that can and probably does now, > include millions...like Brown or Jones, geeze. It must really get > frustrating...I have a hard time with Irish "RYAN" name at times, luckly > my Paternal surname is a bit easier is "FILIPPINI", tough to pronounce > but fairly easy to find... > Wishing all a happy Turkey day, where ever you are. > > ~Linda~ > Happy Holidays, to you and yours~ > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is > a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Cindyp http://grammiesbears.com http://teambeachbody.com/cindylu http://OurGV.com/cynthiaphillips http://shaklee.net/naturalngreen

Perhaps there is no relationship on the Smith side, still looking for Smiths in N. America in our family. Have some French background on my maternal side with the name Pouchard (Pochard/Pushaw) & Robichaux (Robichaud/Robeshaw,). Believe the Robichaux connection had ancestors who emigrated to Acadia when it was under French rule. There were no hints of the Palatine nor French connections by my parents or grandparents. Stumbled on this information, so one can't always believe what their ancestors tell them. Would never think of the name Smith as French? Still wondering about that. Where in France did they come from? People often fibbed about their ethnic background in earlier times to get work. People migration often resulted for land, work or political reasons. Growing up a Smith, learned early to defend its commonness with "there are only two kinds of people in the world, those that are Smiths, and those that wish they were". LOL. As the name suggests a connection to the metal trades, in earlier times, the Smiths probably made a decent living in most clans. Lauraine > > From: "MASmith" <[email protected]> > Date: 2008/11/23 Sun PM 08:41:03 CST > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Smiths MaSmith > > I will be surprised, from what you are telling me, if we are > cousins.....even a long way back. Doesn't really sound like it. My > relatives were all French, whereas I don't think yours were? > > Given that Smith is such a popular name (I refuse to call it common,) that > is not surprising. My mom was a Smith; I married a Smith; my daughter > married a Smith....no relations whatsoever as to the Smith lines. > > And, BTW, My internet addie name is MOMSmith, not MASmith........ altho > my initials are MASmith. > Talk about confusing!!! No wonder we have problems with genealogy. Even > a simple name like mine is hard to get straight!!! > > There is NO hope!!!! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Jackson > Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 12:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] Smiths MaSmith > > Ma Smith wrote: > Just a note to both of you who are researching Smiths. > > My mother was a Smith, and then I married a Smith.....no relation > whatsoever, and not the same nationality involved, either. So, talk about > Double Trouble!!!! Be happy you only have ONE line of Smiths. > > Well Ma Smith,My Gideon Leroy Smith(Great Grandpa) married Laura Strong > whose father was Aurelius Strong whose mother was Laura Smith that > married Joel Strong.There are many many Smiths tucked in and who knows > how many were related to begin with -------or perhaps not at all until > we get all the answers. > And just for a little Canadian fun here we will add Aurelius Strong's > wife Mary Louise Miller whose father John Miller was born on a ship on > the way over (from England)and ended up in Canada --he married Jane Shaw > from Canada and after a parcel of kids they along with her father's > family Francis Shaw (from France) that was living in Canada --- moved > down to New York. Many of them came to southern Minnesota from New > York.I find the history that goes with them just fascinating. > Best of Luck Ma -- perhaps I will find that you are a "cousin". > Christine > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find > it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT > from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a > SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Wish that were true! Actually have a couple of collateral lines of Smith. My Grandma (Hird) Smith's sister married a Smith, but no relation to her husband. Have traced some of that family, but it seems the only son ended up on west coast of the U.S.A. Did find the granddaughter and we keep in track. Believe two or three of the daughters of G. Aunt Maggie's family ended up in the U.S. Slowly working on that. So if any of your Smith's have a Hird/Herd connection, could be a connection. Lauraine > > From: "MASmith" <[email protected]> > Date: 2008/11/23 Sun AM 01:05:47 CST > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Lauraine / Smiths > > Just a note to both of you who are researching Smiths. > > My mother was a Smith, and then I married a Smith.....no relation > whatsoever, and not the same nationality involved, either. So, talk about > Double Trouble!!!! Be happy you only have ONE line of Smiths. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Jackson > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 1:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] Lauraine / Smiths > > Lauraine wrote: > While googling in Wisconsin for a SMITH (do not laugh) > > No Lauraine, we have to laugh to get through looking for our Smiths or > we'd never make it.My Smith lines were here early on and kept marrying > into the same families.We will figure it out in time--- what a tangled > mess we have.So go ahead and laugh and > then say a prayer for us so we find them while we can share it. > Christine > Our Smiths were in Mass., New York,Wisconsin,Iowa,Minnesota and then all > over.Some of the off shoots went south and then west. > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find > it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT > from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a > SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Wow, can't imagine haveing a surname that can and probably does now, include millions...like Brown or Jones, geeze. It must really get frustrating...I have a hard time with Irish "RYAN" name at times, luckly my Paternal surname is a bit easier is "FILIPPINI", tough to pronounce but fairly easy to find... Wishing all a happy Turkey day, where ever you are. ~Linda~ Happy Holidays, to you and yours~

Ma Smith wrote: Just a note to both of you who are researching Smiths. My mother was a Smith, and then I married a Smith.....no relation whatsoever, and not the same nationality involved, either. So, talk about Double Trouble!!!! Be happy you only have ONE line of Smiths. Well Ma Smith,My Gideon Leroy Smith(Great Grandpa) married Laura Strong whose father was Aurelius Strong whose mother was Laura Smith that married Joel Strong.There are many many Smiths tucked in and who knows how many were related to begin with -------or perhaps not at all until we get all the answers. And just for a little Canadian fun here we will add Aurelius Strong's wife Mary Louise Miller whose father John Miller was born on a ship on the way over (from England)and ended up in Canada --he married Jane Shaw from Canada and after a parcel of kids they along with her father's family Francis Shaw (from France) that was living in Canada --- moved down to New York. Many of them came to southern Minnesota from New York.I find the history that goes with them just fascinating. Best of Luck Ma -- perhaps I will find that you are a "cousin". Christine

Just a note to both of you who are researching Smiths. My mother was a Smith, and then I married a Smith.....no relation whatsoever, and not the same nationality involved, either. So, talk about Double Trouble!!!! Be happy you only have ONE line of Smiths. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Jackson Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 1:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] Lauraine / Smiths Lauraine wrote: While googling in Wisconsin for a SMITH (do not laugh) No Lauraine, we have to laugh to get through looking for our Smiths or we'd never make it.My Smith lines were here early on and kept marrying into the same families.We will figure it out in time--- what a tangled mess we have.So go ahead and laugh and then say a prayer for us so we find them while we can share it. Christine Our Smiths were in Mass., New York,Wisconsin,Iowa,Minnesota and then all over.Some of the off shoots went south and then west. When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Lauraine wrote: While googling in Wisconsin for a SMITH (do not laugh) No Lauraine, we have to laugh to get through looking for our Smiths or we'd never make it.My Smith lines were here early on and kept marrying into the same families.We will figure it out in time--- what a tangled mess we have.So go ahead and laugh and then say a prayer for us so we find them while we can share it. Christine Our Smiths were in Mass., New York,Wisconsin,Iowa,Minnesota and then all over.Some of the off shoots went south and then west.

Know that my 3x G Grandfather Smith's nephew born in Shetland, moved to the U.S. Have not yet found when the family entered the U.S., but traced Nicol Smith & his son Malcolm Johnstone Smith to Iowa. Both are buried in Pleasant Hills Cemetery, in Lime Springs, Howard Cty, Iowa. There are a few more members of this family I am looking for so always scan through both Wisconsin & Iowa information. Today stumbled on this Iowa site and in one part has a fair amount of info on Norwegians: http://iagenweb.org/buenavista/ This was not where my relies settled, but had to look through to make sure none moved or married out of Howard County. Lauraine

While googling in Wisconsin for a SMITH (do not laugh) ran across this site with a lot of old photos. Of course none of those shown are mine, but some of the photos have interesting costumes. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~calumet/4.htm Lauraine

Know that someone was interested in Illinois, records. Some of my ancestors settled in Aurora, etc. Spotted these Lutheran records tonight and hope they may prove useful to someone: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilcass/stpete/stpeteindex.htm Lauraine

I want to wish all the list south of the border a great Thanksgiving. Hope you have a bountiful meal and please drive safe. Lauraine Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please. Mark Twain

Thought today's Mass Moments was quite interesting and am posting for those who do not subscribe. Lauraine http://www.massmoments.org/moment.cfm?mid=331

Spotted this very interesting site today. One could spend hours in this site and unfortunately the part for Canada did not have an alphabet selection, so took a long time to get to the S names. Note that the names are clickible and there are small bios on some. Fascinating and hope someone finds one of their families on it. This is one of those helpful sites which is bound to give some of us clues on where to search for records and histories of our ancestors and even suggest where some may have moved to. http://www.migrations.org/ Lauraine Lauraine

Hello List - Thought you might like to know about Walter E. Styles' excellent project "The Obituary Daily Times," hosted at rootsweb.com. AND, the project needs volunteer contributors. Thanks, Barbara http://www.rootsweb.com/~obituary www.rootsweb.com/~obituary

I KNEW that!!! We all make mistakes!!! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 6:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Epidemics CORRECTION: This message should have said if you are not familiar rather than family. Apologies again! L > > From: <[email protected]> > Date: 2008/11/14 Fri PM 05:26:05 CST > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] Epidemics > > For those who do not subscribe to the Roots Review, spotted this interesting site: > > http://www.cyndislist.com/disasters.htm#Epidemics > > If you are not family with Cyndis List, google it as she provides many sites and ideas for genealogical research. > > My G. Grandmother Jessie (Nicol) Hird died in 1918 during the Great Flu Epidemic. > > Lauraine > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

That's okay. I read it as familiar. (!). I don't find my way around in Cindy's List. Never have used it much. Wonder what is wrong with ME. Patsy In a message dated 11/14/2008 4:33:15 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: CORRECTION: This message should have said if you are not familiar rather than family. Apologies again! L > > From: <[email protected]> > Date: 2008/11/14 Fri PM 05:26:05 CST > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] Epidemics > > For those who do not subscribe to the Roots Review, spotted this interesting site: > > http://www.cyndislist.com/disasters.htm#Epidemics > > If you are not family with Cyndis List, google it as she provides many sites and ideas for genealogical research. > > My G. Grandmother Jessie (Nicol) Hird died in 1918 during the Great Flu Epidemic. > > Lauraine > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=htt p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001)

CORRECTION: This message should have said if you are not familiar rather than family. Apologies again! L > > From: <[email protected]> > Date: 2008/11/14 Fri PM 05:26:05 CST > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] Epidemics > > For those who do not subscribe to the Roots Review, spotted this interesting site: > > http://www.cyndislist.com/disasters.htm#Epidemics > > If you are not family with Cyndis List, google it as she provides many sites and ideas for genealogical research. > > My G. Grandmother Jessie (Nicol) Hird died in 1918 during the Great Flu Epidemic. > > Lauraine > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

For those who do not subscribe to the Roots Review, spotted this interesting site: http://www.cyndislist.com/disasters.htm#Epidemics If you are not family with Cyndis List, google it as she provides many sites and ideas for genealogical research. My G. Grandmother Jessie (Nicol) Hird died in 1918 during the Great Flu Epidemic. Lauraine

Hi Jerrian :) Always such a deep pleasure to catch up w/you. :) Doing OK, and hope you and yours are well. How come you are on this list? I subscribed in desperation. Trying to find where in Canada my g grandfather was born. Have had Zero luck so far. I gather you have Canadian heritage or your family does. Take care and have a wonderful Thanksgiving. There I said it. PC be darned. :) Jeannie : ) In a message dated 11/13/2008 10:41:56 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Jeannie, Imagine that.We are on the same list. My daughter already alerted me to those reunion ones and some others. She said don't respond just delete. How are you doing? Long time since I chatted with you. Jerrian ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Please Don't Respond to that Message !! TO BettyAdmin. **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=htt p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001)

Hi Jeannie, Imagine that.We are on the same list. My daughter already alerted me to those reunion ones and some others. She said don't respond just delete. How are you doing? Long time since I chatted with you. Jerrian ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Please Don't Respond to that Message !! TO BettyAdmin. e