When Jean Marie Amiot was born on 1 February 1759, in New France, his father, Jean Marie Amiot, was 25 and his mother, Marie Louise Tessier, was 25. He married Genevieve Renouard on 29 April 1782, in Marguerite-D'Youville, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 27 February 1837, in Canada, at the age of 78, and was buried in Cimetière Saint-Paul-de-Joliette, Saint-Paul, Joliette, Quebec, Canada.
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Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Francois, Jean-Paul, Napoleon.
French: from a pet form of the Old French personal name Ami(s) or from a diminutive of the nickname Ami, both meaning ‘friend’ (see Amy 2). Compare Amiott , Amyot , and Amyotte .
History: The surname Amiot was first brought to North America by Philippe Amiot from Soissons in Picardy, France, who is documented in Quebec City, QC, in 1635.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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