This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Alewine Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeB.2ACI/653.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Susan, in reference to your question about the headstone entry for Sarah Crowther. Nee is simply a French word meaning "BORN"...as in Born Sarah Crowther.