In a message dated 4/27/05 12:41:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, bob.powell2@comcast.net writes: > Thank you! Isn't it amazing the variety of spelling for one name, even in > official records? Now we have Padlen, Paille and Palle and (from Paula > Lezotte) Pailline. But, I'm so grateful to finally have a record, and now I > have five! > Frances > Bonjour Francis, About the misspelling, don't forget that the nice neat typed records were translated from the original hand written french and latin records. They were very hard to read and the gals that made all this possible for us did the best they could at the time. All of our french-canadian names took a real beating. Carol Anne

Yes, they do deserve a huge thank you for doing this work for the benefit of the rest of us. I can't imagine the years and years of trying to decipher the handwriting and making the translations. The spelling in the US census records are full of errors and they were written in English! -----Original Message----- From: Chiniquy@aol.com [mailto:Chiniquy@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 3:56 PM To: ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILSTANNE] Ledoux/Ladoux and Payet/Payette In a message dated 4/27/05 12:41:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, bob.powell2@comcast.net writes: > Thank you! Isn't it amazing the variety of spelling for one name, even in > official records? Now we have Padlen, Paille and Palle and (from Paula > Lezotte) Pailline. But, I'm so grateful to finally have a record, and now I > have five! > Frances > Bonjour Francis, About the misspelling, don't forget that the nice neat typed records were translated from the original hand written french and latin records. They were very hard to read and the gals that made all this possible for us did the best they could at the time. All of our french-canadian names took a real beating. Carol Anne ==== ILSTANNE Mailing List ==== You can search or browse through 8.6 million posts on combined Ancestry.com and RootsWeb MESSAGE BOARDS at: http:boards.ancestry.com/ ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Hello: I do not remember seeing this baptism today. It may be of interest. It is from St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Record Book One compiled by Norma Meier. 3 Jul 1864 baptism of Laure Ledou (Ledeau/Ledouox?) by Fr Cote 22 Jun 1864 born to John Baptiste Ledou and Marie Parlle Godparents: Frederick Bernier and Caroline Lemieux richard graveline Georgia