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Subject: [COULOMBE-L] Fw: Christopher COLUMBUS
More... ---------- : : From: John Wolcott : To: Ellen M. Coulombe : Subject: Re: Christopher COLUMBUS : Date: Sunday, October 05, 1997 10:44 AM : : Christopher Colunbus had two children. Diego,son of Columbus and his : Portuguese wife, Phillipa Moniz Perestrelo, married into the Spanish : nobility and his descendants are very well documented. Ferdinand, son of : Columbus and his Spanish mistress, Beatriz Enriquez de Arana, did not : marry and had no children. Christopher was the eldest son of Dominico : Columbus and Susanna Fontanrossa. Their other children were Bartholomeo : who never married and had no known children, and Giacomo who also had no : wife or children, a sister Bianchinetta who did marry and may have had : children, and Giovanna Pelegrino who died in his teens. It is known that : Christopher Columbus had one or more uncles and cousins who used the name : Columbus but remained in Italy : In the biography Ferdinand Columbus wrote about his father he says : that his father went to sea because of a famous relative called Columbo : Junior to distinguish him from another relative called Columbo the elder. : "Columbo the elder" was actually a French admiral named William de : Casanove who c. 1469-77. Columbo the younger was a pirate in the service : of France. Neither were related to each other nor to Christopher : Columbus. : It seems unlikely that that the French Colombe families you speak : of are in any way related to Christipher Columbus. : : John Wolcott : : On 30 Sep 1997, Ellen M. Coulombe wrote: : : > I am in contact with a large number of families that are not directly : > related, but have ancestors of the surname COULOMBE/COLOMBE/COLOMB which : > trace back to France in the 1600's. However, there is a persistent rumour : > amongst the various branches of this surname that the surname originated in : > Italy and that the line is connected to Christopher Columbus through his : > brother. This rumour persists in France and even via branches of the : > families that are only remotely connected. : > : > My research into this surname in France tends to confirm that the surname : > originated somewhere in Italy and is not as such indigenous to France. : > : > Is there anyone on this base that knows anything regarding this surname and : > hopefully has any information regarding the family line of Christopher : > Columbus? : > : > I know this is a "shot in the dark" but am hoping it might reveal something : > that would be helpful. : > : > Thank you. : > : > Ellen M. Coulombe : > Listowner of COULOMBE-L mailing list at Rootsweb.com : > : > :
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