When Hilaire Gaudreau was born on 24 August 1802, in L'Acadie, Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada, his father, Joseph Marie Gaudreau, was 32 and his mother, Marie Louise Laporte, was 38. He married Marie Genevieve Girard on 6 October 1829, in Napierville, Les Jardins-de-Napierville, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1842, at the age of 40, and was buried in Napierville, Napierville, Canada East, British North America.
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Some characteristic forenames: French Gilles, Marcel, Armand, Fernand, Michel, Adrien, Andre, Celine, Donat, Euclide, Gaetane, Germaine.
French: derivative of the old personal name Gaudier, which is of the same origin as Gauthier 1. The surname Gaudreau, a cognate of Gautreau , is rare in France; it is found mainly in Indre-et-Loire. Compare Gaudreault , Godreau , Goodreau , Goodro , Goodroe , Goodrow , and Goudreau .
History: Gilles Gaudreau/Gotreau from La Flotte in Charente-Maritime, France, married Anne Pineau in Sainte-Famille, Île d'Orléans, QC, in 1671. Jean Gaudreau/Gotreau from La Flotte in Charente-Maritime, France, married Marie Roy in Quebec City, QC, in 1679.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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