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My cousin ( Xemartin Bachoc ) from Bordeaux might be able to help he has
done some research on Basque Gravestones in Newfoundland.  He is a member of
this list, but does not speak English.  If the entry could be translated to
either French or Basque, he would probably reply.

Martin Bachoc
-----Original Message-----
From: blas pedro uberuaga <buber@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: BASQUE-L@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU <BASQUE-L@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, July 28, 1998 9:24 AM
Subject: surname research (fwd)


>Hi everyone,
>
>I just got this question and really don't know anything about this
>topic.  Can anyone help her?
>
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>   Blas Pedro Uberuaga Telleria Zabala Scott Urionaguena Eiguren Idoeta
Dean
>         buber@u.washington.edu  http://weber.u.washington.edu/~buber/
>
>     Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a
>                           yellow spot into the sun.
>                                                  --Pablo Picasso
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 17:22:11 -0300
>From: mary <maryf@auracom.com>
>To: buber@u.washington.edu
>Subject: surname research
>
>Hello
>I found your email address on the net and I am doing some research on the
>Basque people
>There is an old basque grave site in Newfoundland where the basque came in
>the 1500s for sure, and maybe earlier.  The name on one of the stones is
>touching;  and I would love to understand the full meaning of that name.
>It is "Here lies, having died on May 1, 1676, Jon de Sal, Cesana, Son of
>the House of Sweetest Odour." is the translation to English that I have.
>What would "house of Sweetest Odour" represent..was that a family unit?  I
>would really appeciate  you help. I am fascinated by the basque culture and
>have just barely begun my research..I grew up in the area of this gravesite
>and have learned that it was the Basque people that taught the French all
>they knew about surviving in that part of the world, before Fort Louis and
>Fort Frederick were formed at Placentia, Newfoundland.   I hve since
>learned that Placentia is a place inBasque country dated back to the time
>Ceasar's legions rested in the pyrenees..is this somehow connected to
>the"Song of Roland"?
>I realizeI am asking a lot of questions.  I am curious that Louis and
>Frederick were named and not sure as to whether or not they were named by
>the French or the Basque.  Are there places by this name in Basque country.
> I would also like to know if you have a 'Victoria' in your country as an
>old medallion was found in a small community in this part of the world
>named Victoria...noone knows the origin of the old medallion..it is about 2
>and one half inches wide and about a half inch thick..and has a head of a
>bearded soldier on it..with helmet that has a dseign similar to celtic.  I
>am wondering if there were old Basque victory medals as this coin or
>medallion has pin on hte back which indicates it was a medal or partof a
>uniform.  Some think this medal is of Viking origin and I am inclined to
>think it is more likely of Basque origin.
>I am appreciating any help you can give me;
>thank you so much in advance.
>sincerely
>Mary Farrell