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[Surname] i've found a good site for you...(m)
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Menke
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9/10/2004, 4:56 AM
in reply to
a message by fenny
http://www.free-definition.com/Porteous-family.html
it tells the history of the Porteous family! :)
Porteous used to be from a French immigrant with the surname Porteuse. Porteuse probably means 'courier' or 'messenger'.
hope i helped.
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My great-grandmother...
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fenny
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9/9/2004, 7:50 PM
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i've found a good site for you...(m)
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Menke
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9/10/2004, 4:56 AM
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thnx! nt
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fenny
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9/10/2004, 11:40 AM