Jean- Marie Marchand

Brief Life History of Jean- Marie

Jean- Marie Marchand was born on 20 July 1866, in Châtel, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France. He married Marie- Anne Philomène Vuarand on 21 October 1896, in Châtel, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died on 19 November 1950, at the age of 84.

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Jean- Marie Marchand
1866–1950
Marie- Anne Philomène Vuarand
1870–1939
Marriage: 21 October 1896
Marie- Clémentine Marchand
1896–
Jeanne- Marie Marchand
about 1909–1910
Philomène Delphine Marchand
1898–1980
Marie- Suzanne Marchand
1900–1956
Marie- Alice Marchand
1902–1953
Jean- Marie Marchand
1912–1913

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    World Events (8)

    1870

    Franco-Prussian war resulted in the loss of Alsace and Lorraine and the fall of Napoleon III. Paris Commune (1871).

    1870 · Franco-Prussian War

    On July 19, 1870 France declared war on Prussia the south German states. The French forces were only 200,000 strong while the Prussian forces were 400,000. On September 1, 1870 the Battle of Sedan took place and Napoleon III along with 83,000 forces surrendered to the Germans. After this happened on October 7 the French minister made an escape from Paris in a balloon. Twenty days later Paris was seized.

    1889 · World Expo at Paris With the Eiffel Tower

    The Eiffel Tower was built the year before the World Expo. During the World Expo in Paris the Eiffel Tower was revealed to the world. It was also during the expo that the Tower was lit up for the first time.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: French Marcel, Andre, Armand, Pierre, Emile, Jacques, Lucien, Normand, Alphonse, Camille, Cecile, Colette.

    French: occupational name for a buyer and seller of goods, from Old French march(e)ant, Late Latin mercatans, from Latin mercari ‘to trade’, from merx ‘commerce, exchange, merchandise’. In the Middle Ages the term was used mainly to denote a wholesale dealer. Compare Marchant and Mershon .

    English (London): variant of Marchant , a cognate of 1 above.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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