> > Do some genealogic work. With such a unique surname, you should be > > able to make some pretty good headway. > > > > Michael Cuell <mcuell.garbage@shaw.ca> > > I've done quite some searching, but haven't come far, IMHO... > > What I DO have so far is online at > > http://evert.meulie.net/paf/ > > Evert Meulie Looks like good work to me. I notice that your earliest date is about 1711. That is reasonably far back for most folks. Record keeping was not too good before 1700 unless you were part of the aristocracy, the church, or had some other reason to have your particulars recorded. My own research takes me back to 1692 in England. I don't have much hope of getting any further back as the family name comes from "farmer stock". Regards... Michael Michael Cuell <mcuell.garbage@shaw.ca>