Hello,
I'm starting to do research on my mom's side of the family, and her grandfather's name was Ismaih Abraham Asfour. He was married to Sylvie Martin in New Brunswick, Canada in 1904. Her grandfather eventually changed his name to Bird before moving to the US.
Thanks very much!
Marcia

I know Rizk Rizkallah he married a Greek woman and lived in Lebanon for a while in the early 70's also I know Edward and Elias Rizkallah. We are his first cousins from Yousef Rizkallah. Abido was his fathers brothers son. He married Latifa Basila. There is also the Suidan family, they are my grandfater Yousef's sisters kids. So they also are related they used to live in Lebanon but now they are all in Montreal.
Najwa

Yes! My uncle Rick married Nina, the Greek woman! My cousin in Canada! This is very exciting!

My grandfather's family was always very confusing to me. I believe he had two sisters of his own, but there wasn't very much information my aunt Mary could give me about the rest. Thank you!

My mother and father will be able to fill in all the blanks and I will ask them this weekend. And yes her name was Nina I remember now. I was 10 when I met them.
Boy it brings back memories.
Najwa

That would be terrific.

If and when I ever finish the book, I'll be sure to get a copy for you. I may actually start a blog on it as well. I love collecting and telling family stories.

I hope you do write the book. Don't give up on your dream.

And thank you for being so nice and I would love a book.



Najwa

one of this sisters was married to a man called Subhi Boulous. Abido's wife was Hanna Boutrous's sister who was my grandmother's first cousin my mother knows so much you just have to jog her memory.

Yep, that's right. Abido was my grandfather. He was married to Bahia. Bahia's brother was Hanna, and Hanna married Mary Asfour. Mary still lives with one of her daughters here in town not too far from me, though her health is rather poor.

We should try to get your mother to mark some of this down. The older generation has so much information: it is always such a tragedy when they don't have a chance to share it with us.

Does she tell you all sorts of stories about the past? That's what my Aunt Mary (Nahas) used to do. They form the centerpiece of my current work.

Hi every one.Now let us get serious.
My father Yousef Ibrahim Rizkallah, is a cousin of Abido and Hanna Rizkallah. Yoysef Was born inShafa Amr, near Haifa. Yousef with two sisters, Mateel married to Khalil Sweidan; and Hanneh married (?).Yousef was married to Latifa Basila a cousin to Bahia and Hanna Botrus from Qana. Hanna was married to Mary Asfour in Haifa and Bahis marriedto Abido. Abido has Three boys and three girls. Rose Married to Haddad in Nazareth, Mary as I recall married Nahhas and Widdad married Adib Shahatit in Jordan and moved to Brazil in 1950.
Yousef has four boys and one girl. Elizabeth married Sami Mondo; Ibrahim married Margaret Ansara three boys, Yousef (Joe), Toni, and Jhonny. Five girls Suzie, Mary, Janet, Grace and Elizabeth. Elias married his cousin Rose Haddad from Nazareth and they have three girls: Nadia Najwa and Louren and a boy named Michael. Nasr married Naimeh Petro with two boys Khader and Peter (who just passed away Thursday) and one girl Maha. Maurice married to Intesar Kharadsheh with to girls: Sawsan and Christine Larkins, and two boys: Yousef and Issa.
God bless. send e-mails to mrizkallah1@wideopenwest.com

The name Rizkallah was there before moving to Beirut.