This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Daniel Fornell Gravier Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kRC.2ACE/5301.1.2 Message Board Post: Dear Mrs. Mildre Berrios, As I promissed you, I was talking with my mother (73 years old) yesterday night, about the Fornell’s family. My father, Andrés Fornell was born at Pinar del Río in 1931and he died in 1994. My grandfather, Silvio Fornell was born at Pinar del Río in 1903 and he died in 1965. The father of Silvio Fornell was named Andrés Fornell like my father and it’s not clear for my mother where did he come from?; Spain or directly from France?, becouse the Cuban History said that the first french immigrants were stablished at Pinar del Río long time ago, indeed they founded the city of Pinar del Río. At the begining, they stablished around one river (in spanish means río) and around the river there were a lot of pines (in spanish means pinos), so they named the city Pinar del Río, and is recognized as the principal place for french immigration. But on the other hand, it was an strong immigation from Spain. The immigration received in! Oriente is from Jamaica and Haití that entered for the south. Indeed I only know the Fornell of my family since I was born (41 years old) in spite of all my research. Sincerely yours, Daniel Fornell.