Re: Origin of Jean Baptiste Baham
I'm just beginning my work on my Baham ancestors.I was leaning to the French name Boehm until I caught your message.It makes more sense except for the names Jean Batiste.My great grandmother was Frances L. Baham b. in 1853 d. in 1935. Her father was John Batiste Baham. Family "tradition" has it that the family was from Madisonville, LA and that the patriarch was a ships captian. If you have done more work on Jean Batiste of the late 1700's will you share it?