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From: N F Carnahan <>
Subject: Acadian Coast
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 12:24:59 -0600
In-Reply-To: <200211061800.gA6I009P010917@lists2.rootsweb.com>


Brenda,

For what it may be worth, the surname "Alleman" sounds like either a French
or Spanish toponym for "German". It may be that the true surname of the
family was something else (i.e. a German surname), but that locals referred
to them as the "famille Allemand" (French) or "familia Aleman" (Spanish)
when they arrived in Louisiana.

I hope this helps. Good luck ikn your search.

Norman Carnahan

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