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Subject: Re: [Q-R] Laboursaudiere name change to O'Neil
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:41:21 EDT


In a message dated 10/24/2010 5:33:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:

> It gives his last name as Laboursaudiere dit LEGUILLE .,.......
> ONIEL --- LEGUILLE not far off phonetically ...maybe the Irish heard
> Oneil when the french said Leguille ????????????????
>
>

I know this is a real stretch, but when I read Don's posting it occured to
me that the "dit" name Leguille sounded much like AIGUILLE = Needle.

Wonder if it's possible that someone thought of that translation and it
become ONeil!

Linnie

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