I have a g-grandmother who seemed uncertain, one census said born in France, two later years in Germany, amd sons death certificate said Switzerland, as did my father. I figgured it was Alsace Lorraine Carol S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Lenkner" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 8:32 AM Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] Re: Ann and Thomas...RE surnames...... > --=======724124D2======= > Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-682A4C9; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > Jane, > > Just because your ancestors sailed from England doesn't make them > English. Many travelers used Britain as a jumping point across the "big > pond". Also, the Alsace-Lorraine region did change hands often. Most > residents have German names but speak French (and you thought the 'young' > were confused!). > > Al > > > > At 01:08 AM 8/18/2004, you wrote: > > >Ann; > >It is interesting that you had a schoolmate with my last name , spelled > >differently.Thanks for sharing this. > >Thomas: > >Again a thank you is in order. I am not sure of our origination , but > >believe it to be Pa Deutche...or German...I found it in Lancaster, Pa in > >the 1800s.. > >A Uncle once said that the name of Remly, was originally pronounced > >as...Rhommole,(my spelling to pronounce it like he did.) > >He said it was German....but, in researching this name, I find that the > >area of Alsace-Lorraine could be where they came from.....and I > >understand that its borders were at times both under French and German > >control. > >However, a church paper that I have said that 3 Brothers sailed to the > >USA from England....thus complicating things. > >Other researchers that have similiar surnames have various ideas of > >their own, so I was hoping you could shed a little light....Thank you > >for your efforts. Jane > > --=======724124D2======= > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-682A4C9 > Content-Disposition: inline > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.740 / Virus Database: 494 - Release Date: 8/16/2004 > > --=======724124D2=======-- > > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > If you need to contact the listowner, send an email to Sue* at: > [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >