When Marie Gardiol was born on 10 September 1755, in Prarostino, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, her father, Barthelemy Gardiol, was 30 and her mother, Marguerite Forneron, was 24. She married Jean Avondet on 19 January 1780, in Prarostino, Turin, Piedmont, Italy. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters.
form of Maria . When first introduced to England in the Middle Ages, it was Anglicized in pronunciation and respelled Mary . This French form was reintroduced into the English-speaking world as a separate name in the 19th century, and is still pronounced more or less in the French manner, although sometimes with the stress on the first syllable. It is now often used in combination with other names such as Ellie, Chloe, and Lisa.
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