> Hi Paul,
>
> My head is spinning with your attemp for a direct exhaust turbo
> compound.  Please keep it on.
>
> The metric system is more widely use in the world today than the
> measurements the Americans and some others are using.  But
> your name
> Lamar is very similar to the French name Lamare.  I would
> not be surprise
> if you have a French ancestor.  Paul am I right?  In
> any case the French
> are very proud of you :))
>
> Marc Joseph
>
> Yes. I have a lot of relatives and they live up there in your
> neck of the woods.
> My fathers name was Lamarre early in his life and the family moved
> down to New Bedford Mass probably about 100 years ago.
>
> My son has details.
>
> Paul Lamar
>
> Reference: Drouin pg 361
>
> Louis De La Mare (Adrien et Marie Rebel) de Pitres, diocèse de Rouen,
> Normandie
> 21 avril 1659 Québec
> Jeanne Grenier (Sébastien et Marie Roux) de St-Denis-d'Oléron,
> diocèse de
> LaRochelle, Aunis
>
> Reference: Jetté pg 636
> Louis Lamarre dit-Gasion (Adrien & Marie Lebec) de Pitres, ar
> Les Andelys,
> archev Rouen Normandie; d avant 24-01-1663 Québec
> m 21-04-1659 Québec (ct 20 Audouart)
> Jeanne Garnier (veuve René Maheu m 30-07-1657 Québec, 1 child)
> (parentsSébastien & Marie Roux) rem Pierre Gendreau 24-01-1663
> Château Richer, 6
> children; rem Jacques Barbeau 09-02-1681, sans postérité
> 2 children listed (with Lamarre)
>

It very common from French Canadian moving to the States to modify
their last name.  Just to keep the pronunciation in English about the
same in French.  Your name lost an RE just to keep the pronunciation
right.  Your family history goes to the beginning of the la
Nouvelle-France New France.  Very old roots indeed.

Marc Joseph

I think some of my ancestors were beheaded in the French revolution :)

Paul Lamar