Brief Life History of Jacques
When Jacques Armand Pilon was born on 3 August 1735, in La Tour, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, his father, Jaques Armand Pilon, was 31 and his mother, Madeleine Bonjour, was 26.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Jaques Armand Pilon, "Italy, Waldensian Evangelical Church Records, 1679-1969"
- Piedmont project family group sheets; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZ5-1935-P?i=747&cat=327231
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World Events (3)
1814
Napoleon abdicated his throne and Italy was broken up into small kingdoms.
1820
Small revolutions in the kingdoms. Venice, Rome and Tuscany declare themselves Republics.
1849
Austria regains control of most of Italy.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French/Haitian Pierre, Lucien, Philippe, Serge, Alain, Andre, Andree, Camille, Etienne, Francoise, Gabrielle, Gardy.
French, West Indian (mainly Haiti), and Mauritian: from the French personal name Armand, from ancient Germanic Hardman or Hariman, composed of the elements hard ‘hard, strong’ or hari ‘army’ and man ‘man’ (see Hermann ). This surname is also found in England, where it is of Huguenot origin. Compare Arman , Arment , and Armond .
History: This surname is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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