Hilaire Gaudreau

Brief Life History of Hilaire

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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Family Time Line

Hilaire Gaudreau
1802–1842
Marie Genevieve Girard
1811–
Marriage: 6 October 1829
Mathilde Gaudreau
1830–
Hilaire Gaudreau
1832–
Pierre David Gaudreau
1834–
Marie Onesime Gaudreau
1836–

Sources (6)

  • Birth/Chr record for Marie Onesime Gaudreau, Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie, L'Acadie, Saint Jean, Quebec, Canada, 1836. Canada, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99D-YG92?cc=1321742&wc=HCK4-MN...
  • Marriage Record for Genevieve Girard & Hilaire Gaudreau, Napierville, Quebec, 1829. In the Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
  • Legacy NFS Source: Hilaire Gaudreau - Church record: Christening record or certificate: christening: 24 August 1802; Sainte Marguerite de Blairfindie, St.-Jean, Quebec, Canada

Name Meaning

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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