I agree... That PURKEY is a toughie. The closest I can find in my database is the name PERTHUIS (pronounced PAIR-TWU-EE --- actually TU-EE but the TU is a sound not said in English so you would have to be French to know how to say it). BTW... LALIME is a "dit" name for PERTHUIS (silent "s" ). One thing I have observed is that the sound THIER is often written by anglophones as CHY or KEY (as in GAUTHIER). Anglophones (English speakers) have a hard time with the French "TH" which does not sound like the English "TH" but is simply said as a hard "T" followed by a hard vowel. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda Hébert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 12:20 AM Subject: [ILSTANNE] PURKEY? > Salut! Hi! I have a question -- in doing research on the PRAIRIE line, I came across the surname PURKEY from Momence. I have been wracking my brain all day trying to figure out WHAT French-Canadian name that could have been originally. Alphonsine PURKEY married Jesse PRAIRIE. She was the daughter of a Joseph PURKEY. All help is appreciated! ~~Bren > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > > > ==== ILSTANNE Mailing List ==== > You can search or browse the ARCHIVES of any RootsWeb list at: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >
May I suggest that it is POURQUÉ. I don't personally know of such a surname, but if there is such a name, it would be pronounced and written as PURKEY by Anglos. Just a shot in the dark. Les ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Boivin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 1:38 AM Subject: Re: [ILSTANNE] PURKEY? > I agree... That PURKEY is a toughie. > The closest I can find in my database is the name PERTHUIS (pronounced > PAIR-TWU-EE --- actually TU-EE but the TU is a sound not said in English so > you would have to be French to know how to say it). BTW... LALIME is a "dit" > name for PERTHUIS (silent "s" ). > One thing I have observed is that the sound THIER is often written by > anglophones as CHY or KEY (as in GAUTHIER). Anglophones (English speakers) > have > a hard time with the French "TH" which does not sound like the English "TH" > but is simply said as a hard "T" followed by a hard vowel. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brenda Hébert" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 12:20 AM > Subject: [ILSTANNE] PURKEY? > > > > Salut! Hi! I have a question -- in doing research on the PRAIRIE line, I > came across the surname PURKEY from Momence. I have been wracking my brain > all day trying to figure out WHAT French-Canadian name that could have been > originally. Alphonsine PURKEY married Jesse PRAIRIE. She was the daughter of > a Joseph PURKEY. All help is appreciated! ~~Bren > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > > > > > > ==== ILSTANNE Mailing List ==== > > You can search or browse the ARCHIVES of any RootsWeb list at: > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== ILSTANNE Mailing List ==== > To scan a remarkable collection of lists and webpages related to genealogy, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/internet.html > Once there, click on "mailing lists", then select the category you want, then the location or surname. Voila! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >