Then, just what does it mean as to how it was being used on a
tombstone/headstone?
Thank you.
Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington)
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From: "Jann DeMeire" <michael.demeire(a)verizon.net>
To: <INSHELBY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [INSHELBY] Re: Tombstone inscription help
In French- de les is contracted to "des" and is the plural
form for "of
the"
-----Original Message-----
From: Antoinette Waughtel Sorensen <waughtel(a)oz.net>
To: INSHELBY-L(a)rootsweb.com <INSHELBY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: [INSHELBY] Re: Tombstone inscription help
>I couldn't figure that one out either and tried my trusty old A TO ZAX
book
>and it is not shown in it. So then I resorted to a dictionary
that one
of
>my daughters gave me for Christmas at least 15 years ago and the
word ~
des
>~ is in this dictionary and it states ~ used in French names as
a
>contraction of de and the article les: ~ for whatever that is worth
<grin>
>OR as a plural suffice appearing in loanwords from the Greek ~
proboscides
>
>Antoinette (Tacoma, Washington)
>
>
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>
>> Why would you put 'deceased' on a grave stone? Isn't that reduntant,
to
>the
>> max?
>> It says 'deceased' and then goes on to say 'died'..., AND
it's on a
>GRAVE??
>> Carleen
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