I do geneology, and maybe I can shed a little light on the subject.

[Michael Weatherhead]

I know that the T is silent. That is what clued me in, about the misspellings of my ancestor's name, by the census takers, in her day. When I said "Frenchie," I probably should have said Frenchman, or French person. I didn't know that was going to offend someone.

My computer was acting up, and I thought I lost the first post. I didn't know that both posts would show up. I apologize.