When Malcom Richard was born about 1832, in Dunham, Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada, his father, George Richard, was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth Westover, was 38. He married Polly Chandler on 22 January 1855, in Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 9 March 1861, at the age of 30, and was buried in Dunham, Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada.
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Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Emile, Jacques, Andre, Marcel, Pierre, Leonce, Normand, Camille, Lucien, Gilles, Henri.
English, French, West Indian (mainly Haiti), German, and Dutch: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements rīc ‘power(ful)’ + hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’. The Middle English forms were Richard and Rikard, respectively Parisian Old French and Old Picard pronunciations of the ancient Germanic name. Middle English Rikard gives rise to the pet form Rick , whilst Richard has given the pet forms Richie and Rich . Both produced rhyming pet forms, Dick and Hick for Rikard and Hitch for Richard.
History: The LA Richard families are mainly descended from Acadian refugees in the second half of the 18th century. — This surname is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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