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Meeting of Marie-Anne and Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière with First Nations people, c. 1807. Marie-Anne Lagimodière (née Gaboury; 15 August 1780 – 14 December 1875) was a French-Canadian woman noted as both the grandmother of Louis Riel, [1] and as the first woman of European descent to travel to and settle in what is now Western Canada.
The Trudeau family's surname can be traced back to Marcillac-Lanville in France, in the 16th century, and to a Robert Truteau (1544–1589). [3] [4] The lineage in North America was established by Étienne Truteau (1641–1712), in what is now Longueuil (of the Canadian province of Quebec), who arrived in Canada in 1659.
Pages in category "Canadian families of French ancestry" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 January 2025. Ex-wife of the late Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau (born 1948) Margaret Trudeau Trudeau in 2014 Born Margaret Joan Sinclair (1948-09-10) September 10, 1948 (age 76) West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Nationality Canadian Known for Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada ...
Struggling to find the perfect grandma nickname for the special woman in your life? Here are 92 names for grandma to consider. Grandma. Gran. Grandmom. Grammy. Granny. Queenie. Nana. Glamma. Nonna ...
Canadien: this name comes from the wife of Charles Tehosteroton, granddaughter of Big John Canadian, whose father is unknown. [3] Curotte: this name is based on the French name Cureau or Curot. Pierre Curotte Taronhiorens married Marie-Joseph Karenhatirontha before 1748. Pierre's origins are vague, but he may have been a stolen or illegitimate ...
People who claim some French-Canadian ancestry or heritage number some 7 million in Canada. In the United States, 2.4 million people report French-Canadian ancestry or heritage, while an additional 8.4 million claim French ancestry; they are treated as a separate ethnic group by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The traditional Grandma and Grandpa, or Abuela and Abuelo, or Bubbe and Zayde are becoming less common, writes Ana Veciana-Suarez. Abuela, grandma? Not so much.