When Marie Josephe Charland was born on 27 April 1780, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, La Pocatière, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada, her father, Charles Charland, was 34 and her mother, Marie Josephe Gariepy, was 29. She died on 29 May 1780, in her hometown, at the age of 0.
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Some characteristic forenames: French Jacques, Adelard, Emile, Aldor, Anatole, Andre, Armand, Benoit, Edouard, Euclide, Francois, Huguette.
French: probably a cognate of Charlier ‘cartwright, wheelwright’. This surname is rare in France.
History: Claude Charland dit Francoeur from Châteauroux in Indre, France, married first Jacqueline Desbordes in Quebec City, QC, in 1652, and second Jeanne Pelletier in Quebec City, QC, in 1661.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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