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 >