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    1. [SURNAME-ORIGINS] BOISSELLE
    2. Mary Boisselle
    3. Hello List, I would like to find the meaning of BOISSELLE. I have traced it back to 1611 in France. The spelling changed a few times along the way, this is how all of my family spells it. Thank you, Mary Boisselle Seattle, WA, USA [email protected]

    04/09/2001 09:32:47
    1. Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] BOISSELLE
    2. LaChance
    3. BOISSELLE - found: \ BOISSEL (French) Occupational name for a corn merchant or factor, one who measured corn (Old French 'buoissel, buissel', of Gaul. origin). The name may also have been applied to a maker of vessels designed to hold or measure out a bushel. Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges Barbara Mary Boisselle wrote: > Hello List, > > I would like to find the meaning of BOISSELLE. I have traced it back to 1611 in France. The spelling changed a few times along the way, this is how all of my family spells it. > > Thank you, > Mary Boisselle > Seattle, WA, USA > [email protected] > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

    04/09/2001 02:51:02