When James Lawrence Collette was born on 27 October 1912, in Oakwood, Walsh, North Dakota, United States, his father, William Collette, was 44 and his mother, Naomi Patnaude, was 41. He married Mary Ann Kearney on 19 April 1933, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Acton, Walsh, North Dakota, United States for about 10 years and Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States in 1940. He died on 7 January 1989, in Grafton, Walsh, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Grafton, Walsh, North Dakota, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: French Normand, Gilles, Alban, Alderic, Alyre, Amie, Fernande, Gaetan, Georges, Herve, Leandre, Monique.
Altered form of French Collet , reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Compare Collett .
French: from a shortened pet form of the personal name Nicole, feminine form of Nicolas (see Nicholas ). Compare Colette .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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