Brief Life History of Alaric
When Alaric Tardif was born on 18 April 1843, in Van Buren, Aroostook, Maine, United States, his father, Louis Hilaire 'Larry' Tardif, was 30 and his mother, Modeste Gauvin, was 23. He died on 27 June 1846, in his hometown, at the age of 3, and was buried in Van Buren, Aroostook, Maine, United States.
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- Alaric Tardif, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Alary Tardif, "Find A Grave Index"
- Alary Tardif burial 1846 Van Buren
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Andre, Marcel, Rosaire, Gaetan, Lucien, Renald, Alderic, Camille, Cecile, Elphege, Gaston.
French, English, and Channel Islands (Guernsey): nickname for a sluggish person, from Old French and Middle English tardif ‘slow’ (from Late Latin tardivus, for classical Latin tardus). The English surname was reinforced by the corresponding name in the Channel Islands French. This surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.
History: Olivier Tardif/Letardif from Étables-sur-Mer in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany (France), married Barbe Émard in France in 1648.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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