I am looking for information on my family - Coury/Khoury/Khouri.

My family originates from Lebanon/Syria. My Gr.Gr. Grandfather, Who's first name is unknown, had 3 known sons. He had one by his first marriage, and two by his second.

The first son, by the first marriage, was my great grandfather Abraham. He married Margaret Barkey and had 5 Children - William Paul, Adele, Genevieve, and Fred. This is where the my named changed from Khouy to Coury. There was also talk that Abraham went also by the last name "Khouri."

The second son, from the second marriage is John Khoury. John was married twice also, and had two sons - Eddie, by the first marriage and John Jr. by the second marriage.. John Sr. second wife was named Carrie.

The third son was George. He was also born of the second marriage and had "many children" as the family tale goes.

If anyone sees a possible match. Please contact me. My email is wcoury3@mediaone.net.

There is talk in my family that the Khoury's originated from a town pronounced "Kaf-fa-WHO-na, which I have been unable to locate as of yet from maps of Syria or Lebanon.

Thanks.

Bill Coury

I just found out that Abraham Khoury also had a sister named Alice Khoury. She passed away last year sometime and was approx. 98 years old. I do not know her married name or anything else about her.

dear bill
i married a khoury
this family is well rooted in western mass.
my wife father was born in blowza,lebanon
in the northern mountains
how ever the full name is
saidic el khoury
my wife"s mother"s maiden name
is coury
khoury = the priest
el= of or the
saidic= what family ( the saidic family)
however both in laws came from the same village n lebanon
i do not think with the name of khoury your family is from syria
thanks bruce

p.s. khoury is a common name in lebanon
that why you have to know the main family name also
example
family name + el + what they did
thanks bruce

Bruce,

Thanks for the reply and the insight. What you say makes a lot of sense.

My family, as my grandfather states, is Lebanese. However, I mention Lebanon/Syria both because I understand that Syria was split and Lebanon formed just after WWI, so who knows where exactly they lived?

Anyways, still hunting and trying to put pieces of the puzzle together, for all I know I'll end up being from Mars when I'm done with it. HA! (Not that I have anything against Martians, HEE HEE).

Good Luck,

Bill

My mother was a Corra. Her mother was Fahada Farris Corra. Her husband was Abraham Corra. They were from Maudra Sednoiya Syria. Their name is spelled so many ways because of the way things were recorded when they came through Ellis Island. Also this family is also very well rooted in MA. It can be spelled Corra, Khoury, Kury, Koury,and many others. They also mean "priest".

If you go to Zgharta.com there are maps you can print out.
There is a name of a town called Kfarhawa. My grandmother's name was Frangeih Akouri. From Zgharta, I guess. My grandfather was from Ehden. This name was Sarkis Tetoun (Teton) (Teton)

Good luck

My family has a John Joseph Khoury born Shweir Lebanon. He married Zarife Nuhrah and their daughter Marguerite Khoury (born Morgan City, Louisiana) is my great-great grandmother in the Cazenave Family Tree

so...this means, i guess, that
zahan el khoury

means priest of zahan?

i also have tahan's in my tree...could these names be closely related?

lella deraney