When Antoine Bellard was born on 20 April 1742, in Amiens, Picardy, France, his father, Antoine Bellard, was 32 and his mother, Marie Françoise Galland, was 23. He married Marie Trahan in 1766, in Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 12 February 1805, in Opelousas, St. Landry, Orleans Territory, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Saint Landry Church Cemetery, Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Leonce, Albon, Laurent, Orelia, Vernice.
French: dissimilated form of Bérard (see Berard ).
English: apparently a derivative of Old French and Middle English belle + the suffix -ard, but the sense of belle is uncertain. It might be the female personal name Belle ‘beautiful’, the adjective belle ‘fine, beautiful’, or the noun belle ‘bell’ (see Bell ), in which case the surname might be synonymous with beller ‘bell-ringer or bell-maker’ (see Beller ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesACADIA According to the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana, Antoine, fils, son of Antoine Bellard, père and Marie-Françoise Galland of Picardie, northern France, was Acadian. He was liv …
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