Brief Life History of Germain
When Germain Auclair was born on 26 April 1800, in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, his father, Jean Baptiste Auclair, was 38 and his mother, Marie Josephte Tetreau Ducharme, was 30. He married Angelique Forand on 31 January 1826, in Saint-Hilaire, Rouville, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 23 March 1840, in Saint-Pie, Bagot, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 39.
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- Germain Auclair in entry for Louis Jobin and Charlotte Auclair, "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949"
- Germain Auclair in entry for Charles Auclair and Marie Angelique Menard, "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949"
- Germain Auclair in entry for Jean Baptiste Garneau and Marie Catherine Auclaire, "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949"
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Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Marcel, Raoul, Andre, Fernand, Ovila, Alphonse, Cecile, Gaston, Germaine, Jacques, Jean-Paul.
French: patronymic from Clair , from (fils) au Clair ‘(son) of Clair’. Compare Leclerc 2 and Oclair .
History: Pierre and André Auclair, two brothers from Saint-Vivien near La Rochelle in France, are recorded in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1679 and 1681, respectively, the years of their marriage. The descendants of one or another brother also bear altered forms of the surname, such as Leclerc, Oclair, and O'Clair.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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