OT.....Last Name---Re: Re: Rose Otto---that solidifies

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> Hi

> on another note, you are'nt french by the way are you?

> Your surname is that of Ile de la reunion in the indian ocean it was know as

Ile Bourbon and those from there are known as Bourbonnais.

> Take care

Hi Jamal, Folks.....

Probably of French origin as you go back....But my grandfather came down

from Canada to the UP of Michigan....And there are a number of

Bourbonnais in Canada still...

When my grandpa came down, he dropped one of the " n " s from the

spelling....Don't know why....

There's a town in Illinois named Bourbonnais founded by another ancestor...

A lot of European history is laced with royalty of the House of

Bourbon...Which is probably how that isle got the name....Someone once

mentioned to me that the Bourbonnais surname was a " place name " , as you

mention in the case of the islanders....

You will find some essences that refer to " Bourbon " ...again an island

reference....

And you will also find that Bourbon whiskey's name is in a round about

way connected to French assistance during the Revolutionary

War...Bourbon County named after the family...

One of these days I might go digging back and see what all I uncover...

Might be interesting....

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