Yolanda, can you share the names of your relatives with the spouses maiden names? We may not have the history you have discovered, but may have their marriage. Please provide a few more details for us to go on. Tony Fontaine In a message dated 12/24/00 3:52:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, yolandafountain@sympatico.ca writes: > Hello! My name is Yolanda Fountain. I "think" I have found a link to the > Bienvenues, Fountaines, Fontaines, Lafontaines and Lafountaines. (I found > several children from the same family in upstate New York who, when they > married, the clerk wrote their names differently and "Bienvenue" became > "Welcome"! My "supposed family" came from Quebec, moved to upstate NY and > their male members worked for the Delaware and Hudson Railway. They lived > in or near Whitehall because I am told that some members were buried in > "Elbow Cemetary" at Whitehall. Does any of this sound familiar?? If it > does please help me, though at this stage in my search, you would probably > help me much more than I can help you. Thanks!