Pioneers of My People
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Comment from lyenochka
Wow, you come from great roots, Beth! I especially loved learning about your Huguenot ancestry. I was always interested in the French Protestants. They did a lot to help the Jews during the Nazi occupation of France.
Great research about your family's relocations, interrelations, and the meanings of their names!
was among the Gaston's (Gastons) as it's just a plural not a possessive
reply by the author on 01-Oct-2022
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Wow, you come from great roots, Beth! I especially loved learning about your Huguenot ancestry. I was always interested in the French Protestants. They did a lot to help the Jews during the Nazi occupation of France.
Great research about your family's relocations, interrelations, and the meanings of their names!
was among the Gaston's (Gastons) as it's just a plural not a possessive
Comment Written 01-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 01-Oct-2022
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Thank you Helen. My roots have been surprising me. Some of the lines are pretty interesting. Thank you for promoting my story once again with the member pump.
Beth
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Hope you get more reviews! 💞
Comment from Wayne Fowler
Very interesting. Well written.
America is, indeed, a noble experiment, shunning and shedding all European titles and honors.
I contacted an old soul with my last name (Fowler) living near where my ancestors lived for a time. Turned out his parents were Famler (with an umlout). The locals, as well as census takers, couldn't say it right, and recorded them as Fowler.
Best wishes.
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reply by the author on 01-Oct-2022
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Very interesting. Well written.
America is, indeed, a noble experiment, shunning and shedding all European titles and honors.
I contacted an old soul with my last name (Fowler) living near where my ancestors lived for a time. Turned out his parents were Famler (with an umlout). The locals, as well as census takers, couldn't say it right, and recorded them as Fowler.
Best wishes.
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Comment Written 01-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 01-Oct-2022
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Thanks for the review and comments. Where are you Fowler's from. I have a Martha Fowler Allen in my ancestry. She was born 1789 in South Carolina I don't know where the Fowler name came from.
Maybe a grandmother's last name.
Beth
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Believe it, or not. South Carolina. My guess is that the first was sent to the S.C. penal colony from England. lol The earliest we found is Zephema, prob'ly a mispronunciation of Zephaniah.
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Your family gets more and more interesting. My family basically existed. LOL I am so happy you're tracing your ancestors and writing this down. I keep doing it very slowly. I need to set aside time weekly to continue.
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Your family gets more and more interesting. My family basically existed. LOL I am so happy you're tracing your ancestors and writing this down. I keep doing it very slowly. I need to set aside time weekly to continue.
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Comment Written 01-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 01-Oct-2022
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Thank you for the great review. It is time consuming trying to pick through so much bad information.
Beth