Mary A Grindol wrote: > > Laurie - I believe that the name Peter is an English translation of > Pierre. The change in surname? Can't answer that. Don't find either > GENDRON or MANELL with meanings in my little French/ English dictionary. > Mary Grindol > magrindol@juno.com
Mary
I know the Peter/Pierre change. The only MANELL's I have been able to
find both living and dead are either descendants of Peter or from Sweden.
Both family groups there was a surname change. Neither family knows why
MANELL was chosen as the new name.
Laurie Manell Kiriakou
u1009713@warwick.net