In a message dated 11/4/2005 8:20:11 PM Pacific Standard Time, jfarnen@acegroup.cc writes: But I am not so sure - seems like a lot of sources spell this consistently as Josephte rather than Josèphe. I have seen the same persons show up as Josèphe, Josèphte, and Josette in different sources, with or without Marie-. I don't think the ancient ones were really consistent in usage. Often illiterate themselves, non? Add to this--Marie-Josèphe (or whatever) often had one or more brothers named Joseph-Marie. Not to mention inconsistent use of "dit" names. They did all this, of course, to confuse us later. Laissez les bons temps rouler. b.s. in monterey