On 3 Jun 1589 in Diesse, canton Bern (near the French border) Helene BOTTERON married a man named Nicolas whose surname is variously given as GIAQUE, YOQUE, or YOGUE. Are all of these "real" surnames? Were all these spellings used at that time? Are they of French origin? Which is most used now? As long as I'm here, can someone help me sort out CHIFFELLE / CHYFELLI / TCHIFFELLE ? adTHANKSvance! Carol Botteron <botteron@alum.mit.edu> French Swiss DNA project