I am totally-completely brand new to the idea that my family may have French
origins, so I haven't the least clue how to do research on them.
My grandfather had always claimed that the name Beedle had originally been
French, but my father had pooh-poohed it as being unlikely, as the name
"sounded" so British.
But I do find that my Beedle family was possibly born in Wisconsin, in the
late 1700's ... and Wisconsin was French territory until 1763.
I have no clue at this time, when the family did get into No
Hi! I was just on this site: www.ancientfaces.com there are about 1200
old photos and 1400 names.... I thought maybe someone could perhaps connect
with one their family surnames! I am sending this to several lists, so sorry
if it's a repeat to any of you.
Pam
researching: Benning, Leichman
Can anyone help me connect or add to information about the three men
described below? All were anabaptist and may have arrived in Pennsylvania
from today's Western France during the 1720-1750 period.
I am trying to link my Lancaster County ancestor Hans Roland to the known
German-speaking, first emigrant male ancestors of other well documented early
Pennsylvania Roland lines. So far we have knowledge of 1650-1750 Roland-like
names near Munster, Haut-Rhin and Belfort.
Many thanks if you have reason