When Antoine Émard was born on 4 June 1753, in La Prairie, Laprairie, Quebec, Canada, his father, Antoine Aymar, was 42 and his mother, Marie-Josepthe Bourgois, was 33. He married Marie Anne Longtin on 6 February 1775, in Saint-Philippe, Laprairie, Quebec, Canada. He died on 29 April 1806, in Saint-Constant, Laprairie, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 52, and was buried in Saint-Constant, Laprairie, Quebec, Canada.
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Some characteristic forenames: French Marcel, Normand, Emilienne, Jean Guy, Laurier.
French (Émard): from the ancient Germanic personal name Haimhard, composed of the elements haim ‘home’ and hard ‘hard, strong’. Compare Amore and Emore .
History: Pierre Émard dit Poitevin from Melle in Deux-Sèvres, France, married Jeanne-Marguerite Beloy in Longueuil, QC, in 1702. His descendants also bear altered forms of the surname, such as Amore and Emore.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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