Brief Life History of Léonard
When Léonard Chiasson was born on 2 January 1924, in Lamèque, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, Joseph Joyeux Chiasson, was 37 and his mother, Marie Virginie Duguay, was 29. He died on 19 July 2004, in his hometown, at the age of 80.
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World Events (5)
1937 · Miramichi Strike
August 20, 1937, the Miramichi lumber strike took place. Over 1,500 millworkers and longshoremen struck 14 lumber firms for wage increases.
1955 · Recorder Low Temperature
In 1955, New Brunswick broke the record with a freezing temperature of -47.2° C, in Sisson Dam
1982
Canada Act is passed. The United Kingdom transfers final legal powers over Canada. The country adopts its new constitution, which includes a charter of rights.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Fernand, Marcel, Rejeanne, Remy, Adelard, Aime, Alphie, Anatole, Armand, Aurelie, Camile.
French: derivative of chiasse ‘colic, diarrhea’, used as an unflattering nickname for someone with chronic dysentery. Compare Chaisson , Chesson , and Giasson .
History: Guyon Chiasson dit Lavallée from La Rochelle in Charente-Maritime, France, married Jeanne Bernard in Acadia c. 1665.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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