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Posted on 3/13/23 at 1:39 pm to doublecutter
Duhon clan representing up in here.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 2:05 pm to tigerinthebueche
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Daigle
Posted on 3/13/23 at 2:14 pm to doublecutter
Some I didn't see but may have missed
Pedeaux (pay-dough)
Patin (Pah-tan)
Duhe
Pedeaux (pay-dough)
Patin (Pah-tan)
Duhe
Posted on 3/13/23 at 3:16 pm to PacoPicopiedra
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My last name comes from a French soldier stationed at Fort Toulouse near present day Montgomery, who moved with his family to Louisiana after the British won and took control of Alabama in 1763. Once in Louisiana they intermarried with the Cajuns but the name is originally directly from France.
Same with my surname.
It is accepted as fact that all Fontenot's, Guillory's, and LaFleur's (among others) can trace their original first generation North American ancestor to early 1700, where, as French soldiers, they sailed directly from France into Mobile and travelled up the Alabama River to the point where it converged with the Coosa River and founded Fort Toulouse in 1717. It was the eastern most fort and trading post for France at the time and they developed strong relationships with Alibamu and Creek tribes of the area. While those three soldiers were with the original expedition, more soldiers would arrive thru 1763 when the Treaty of Paris ceded the land to Britain and Spain. and the soldiers and their families migrated west and primarily settled among the Spanish near Opelousas, although a few settled along the current day River Parishes.
The reason there are so many Fontenot's in Louisiana today is they were by far the largest family at Fort Toulouse and had a large farmstead just outside the fort walls.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 3:30 pm to Basura Blanco
quote:Not only that, but some of the earliest males had large families with many sons. My last name and my maternal grandmother's name are in the above post. Both parents from Evangeline/St. Landry.
The reason there are so many Fontenot's in Louisiana today is they were by far the largest family at Fort Toulouse and had a large farmstead just outside the fort walls.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 3:31 pm to doublecutter
Leger
Poirier
Hadn't seen those two mentioned yet.
Poirier
Hadn't seen those two mentioned yet.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 3:52 pm to AlxTgr
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Not only that, but some of the earliest males had large families with many sons. My last name and my maternal grandmother's name are in the above post. Both parents from Evangeline/St. Landry.
Yep. My original American ancestor had six children. Three of them (including my direct ancestor) married one of the original 12 Fontenot children. As it turns out, the male children of my surname had fewer children/died young thus my surname is a lot less prevalent than Fontenot and the others. By the way, my wife is a generation away of two of those surnames as well.
One of the cool things about Southern Louisiana genealogy, is its so much easier to trace due to a few precise events in time that occurred in the 1700's. That and the catholic church keeping meticulous records of birth, marriage, and death.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 4:38 pm to Basura Blanco
quote:A funny(to me) story arising out of this. We found my mother's family bible. My grandparents on that side were illiterate and spoke no English. So, with each birth, a priest would show up and ask the baby's name then write it in the bible. This was a large family that probably covered the years of several priests. As a result, there are at least three different last names for the kids. Can you imagine a prairie Cajun illiterate telling an Irish priest the name of their kid?
That and the catholic church keeping meticulous records of birth, marriage, and death.
Anyway, we are pretty sure the last name she grew up with was incorrect. 
Posted on 3/13/23 at 4:44 pm to jbgleason
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Duhon
I had a DI in boot-camp with this name. he was from Louisiana like me. That was one mean S.O.B!!!!
Posted on 3/13/23 at 4:52 pm to AlxTgr
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there are at least three different last names for the kids
This was quite common in the late 1800's and early 1900's. When someone was asked how they spelled their name, the answer may have been "I'm not sure" or "spell it like it sounds", and the result was variations that dropped or replaced certain letters. When researching ancestors names in France, you can expect to see variations in the spelling of surnames.
And there was even more variation with German surnames.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 4:54 pm to LSUAngelHere1
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Coco
Someone told me years ago that Coco was actually Italian and not French. Not sure about that. Maybe someone who has done more research can confirm.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 5:12 pm to StringMusic
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1785 – The mass immigration from France of the displaced Acadians (later more commonly known as Cajuns) aboard the “Seven Ships.” They landed and were housed in warehouses in Algiers before collecting tools and supplies and sailing upriver to settle land grants given them by the Spanish Government. They followed earlier Acadians that came to Louisiana in 1765 from the Eastern Seaboard.
LINK
Posted on 3/13/23 at 5:20 pm to doublecutter
McCann
you know who you are
you know who you are
Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:00 pm to inspectweld
Maybe your right
Posted on 3/13/23 at 11:30 pm to doublecutter
It’s been brought up about that section in the River Parishes with the Germans that came over in the mid-1700s. They mixed in and some of their names changed to sound more French.
Des Allemands is a good example, with lots of Dufrenes and Mathernes.
Des Allemands is a good example, with lots of Dufrenes and Mathernes.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 12:41 am to doublecutter
This thread is like going to a family event with my wife. I just tell everyone if you're from south of I-10 and have a cajun name you're probably related to her somehow or another.
Her two Grandmothers alone had a combined 22 siblings. One of her great grandmothers had over 80 great grandchildren.
Her two Grandmothers alone had a combined 22 siblings. One of her great grandmothers had over 80 great grandchildren.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 1:19 am to inspectweld
quote:hard to even imagine
sailing upriver
Posted on 3/14/23 at 3:28 am to Basura Blanco
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settled along the current day River Parishes.
That's where my ancestors settled originally after leaving Fort Toulouse (St. John the Baptist). They eventually made their way further west and became ranchers in the Johnson's Bayou area and then, eventually, into Texas.
The French soldier I am descended from was named Pivoteau. As far as my Mom could tell from the genealogical research she did before she passed, all variations of the name in this country: Peveto, Pevoto, Pivoto, Pevotot, etc., are descendants of this gentleman.
Like is mentioned in this thread, last names were spelled in various ways depending on who was collecting the data back in the day.
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