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About Me
My name is Shanna Bourke, and I was born 6 Nov 1977 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. What you see here on this page are my attempts to trace back some of my maternal roots...mainly in the Beauvais, Nugent, and Prestenback families.
If you would like to contact me, you can do so at shanna.bourke AT gmail [dot] com.
About My Family
I am the daughter of John Ford and Pamela Ann (neé Prestenback) Bourke. I have two younger siblings, Amber Alayne and Johnnie Ford.
My mother's parents are Riley Claude and Dorothy Marie (neé Beauvais) Prestenback. My father's parents are Charles and Ouida (neé Seal) Bourke.
My maternal grandmother's parents were Horace and Melina (neé Nugent) Beauvais. My maternal grandfather's parents were Nelson and Florence May (neé Guerin) Prestenback.
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Surnames
My Family Surnames
These are the main surnames of my maternal line that I am researching:
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: My grandmother's maiden name (Dorothy Beauvais)
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: My great-great grandmother's maiden name (Florida Charrier)
- : My great-great grandmother's name (Florence Mae Guerin)
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: My great-great-great grandmother's maiden name (Melina Guillory)
also My great-great-great grandmother's maiden name (Rosalie Guillory)
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: My great-grandmother's maiden name (Melina Nugent)
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: My great-grandmother's maiden name (Alice Ortego)
- : My mother's maiden name (Pamela Prestenback)
All were born and lived in Louisiana.
Other Surnames
This is a listing of the other surnames that I have researched and found connected to my family:
Aguillard, Ardoin, Bourgeat, Bourke, Constant, Droddy, Dupuis, Firmin, Hotard, Juneau, LaCroix, Landerneau, Levasseur, MacBray, Matthews, Mercier, Prestenbach, Roy, Scallan, Soldé, St. Gemme/St. Jemme, Tassin, Turpin