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Norman Canadian
Norman Canadians are Canadians whose ancestors came from the Duchy of Normandy. List of Norman Canadians and notable Norman settlers * Pierre de Chauvin de Tonnetuit: naval captain, lieutenant of New France and governor. * Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay: officer and merchant who was a prominent figure in the early days of Montreal. * René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, colonist, namesake of LaSalle, Quebec. * Pierre Boucher: Governor of Trois-Rivières, namesake of Boucherville. * Jean Brebeuf: missionary, wrote a grammar and dictionary in the Wyandot language. * Guillaume Couture: missionary, translator, diplomat, militia captain. * Jacques Le Ber: merchant and lord at Montreal. * Julien Dubuque: third generation Norman Canadian, namesake of Dubuque, Iowa. * Charles Hus, dit Millet third generation Norman Canadian, political figure. * Joseph Marie LaBarge, Senior: third generation Norman Canadian, frontiersman, trapper and fur trader. List surnames of N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadians
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and Multiculturalism, multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World Immigration to Canada, immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of New France, French and then the much larger British colonization of the Americas, British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anquetil
Anquetil is a Norman surname, former first name, from Old Norse ''Ásketill'', combination of ''as'' "god" (see ōs) and ''ketill'' "cauldron" (see kettle). Anquetil may refer to: *Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron (1731–1805), French orientalist, brother of historian Louis-Pierre Anquetil *Emmanuel Anquetil, unionist and second leader of the Mauritius Labour Party *Jacques Anquetil (1934–1987), French road racing cyclist *Louis-Pierre Anquetil (1723–1808), French historian *Grégory Anquetil (1970-), French handball player Other forms and similar names * Anctil *Anketell (other) Anketell may refer to: People * Anchetil de Greye, Anglo-Norman knight * Anketell Henderson (1853–1922), Australian architect *Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy MC (1883–1929), Anglican priest and poet *Anketell Moutray Read VC (1884–1915), ... External links {{surname Surnames of Norman origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honfleur, Quebec
Honfleur () is a municipality of approximately 850 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. The Boyer River takes its source in the municipality. History Founded in 1904, the municipality of Honfleur is similar to Honfleur, city in Calvados, Normandie, where many sailors came from during the 16th and 17th century to North America. The name comes from the archbishop of Quebec, cardinal Louis-Nazaire Bégin, (1840-1925) whose ancestor came from Saint-Léonard-de-Honfleur, archdiocese of Lisieux, also situated in Calvados. During this period, the civil parish was erected. The territory was part of the seigneurie Taschereau, once named seigneurie Joliette, where municipalities such as Saint-Anselme, Saint-Gervais, Saint-Lazare and Sainte-Claire were located. Twin Town *Honfleur Honfleur () is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieppe Raid
Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid (19 August 1942) was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during the Second World War. Over 6,050 infantry, predominantly Canadian, supported by a regiment of tanks, were put ashore from a naval force operating under protection of Royal Air Force (RAF) fighters. The port was to be captured and held for a short period, to test the feasibility of a landing and to gather intelligence. German coastal defences, port structures and important buildings were to be demolished. The raid was intended to boost Allied morale, demonstrate the commitment of the United Kingdom to re-open the Western Front and support the Soviet Union, fighting on the Eastern Front. Aerial and naval support was insufficient to enable the ground forces to achieve their objectives; the tanks were trapped on the beach and the infantry was largely prevented from entering the town by obstacles and German fire. After less than si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieppe, New Brunswick
Dieppe () is a city in the Canadian maritime province of New Brunswick. Statistics Canada counted the population at 28,114 in 2021, making it the fourth-largest city in the province. Dieppe's history and identity goes back to the eighteenth century. Formerly known as Leger's Corner, it was incorporated as a town in 1952 under the Dieppe name, and designated as a city in 2003. The Dieppe name was adopted by the citizens of the area in 1946 to commemorate the Second World War's Operation Jubilee, the Dieppe Raid of 1942. It is officially a francophone city; with 63.8% of the population mother tongue French, 24% English, 3% French and English, 8% other. . A majority of the population reports being bilingual, speaking both French and English. Residents generally speak French with a regional accent (colloquially called "Chiac") which is unique to southeastern New Brunswick. A large majority of Dieppe's population were in favour of the by-law regulating the use of external comme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talbot (surname)
Talbot is an English Old French-origin surname. Notable people with the name include: * Albert Talbot (1877–1936), Anglican Dean of Sydney * Andre Talbot (born 1978), Canadian football player * Antonio Talbot (1900–1980), Canadian politician * Arthur Newell Talbot (1857–1942), American civil engineer * Billy Talbot (born 1943), American singer-songwriter * Brian Talbot (born 1953), English footballer * Bryan Talbot (born 1952), British comic book artist * Cam Talbot (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey goaltender * Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol (1685–1737), British lawyer and politician * Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury (1660–1718), English politician * Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (1803–1890), Welsh industrialist and politician * Colin Talbot (born 1952), British political scientist professor * Connie Talbot (born 2000), English singer * David Talbot (born 1951), American journalist * David Talbot (golfer) (born 1936), English golfer * Dre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hébert
Hébert or Hebert may refer to: People Surname * Anne Hébert, Canadian author and poet * Ashley Hebert, subject of ''The Bachelorette'' (season 7) * Bobby Hebert, National Football League player * Chantal Hébert, Canadian political commentator * Chris Hebert, American actor * Corey Hébert, American celebrity physician and entrepreneur * David Hebert, musicologist and musician * Edmond Hébert, French geologist * Ernest Hébert, French painter * Felix Hebert, United States Senator from Rhode Island * Felix Edward Hébert, member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana * Gabriel Hebert SSM (1866-1963), Anglican theologian * Georges Hébert, a French physical education practitioner, theorist and instructor * Guy Hebert, National Hockey League player * Jacques Hébert, French Revolution figure * Jacques Hébert (Canadian politician) * Jay Hebert, American golfer * Jean Hébert (born 1957), Canadian chess player and writer * Jean-Pierre Hébert, American artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picardy
Picardy (; Picard and french: Picardie, , ) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France. History The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department. The province of Artois ( Arras area) separated Picardy from French Flanders. Middle Ages From the 5th century, the area formed part of the Frankish Empire and, in the feudal period, it encompassed the six countships of Boulogne, Montreuil, Ponthieu, Amiénois, Vermandois and Laonnois.Dunbabin.France in the Making. Ch.4. The Principalities 888–987 In accordance with the provisions of the 843 Treaty of Verdun, the region became part of West Francia, the later Kingdom of France. The name "Picardy" derives from the Old French ''pic,'' meaning "pike", the characteristic weapon u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpentier
Carpentier is a Norman- Picard surname, variant form of French Charpentier and is similar to the English Carpenter, that is borrowed from Norman. In Basse Normandie, the most common form is Lecarpentier. The words ''carpentier, charpentier, carpenter'' are ultimately from Late Latin; ' "artifex" or "wainwright", equivalent to Latin ' "two wheeled carriage" ( < Celtic (Gaulish) ''*''; cf. OIr ' "chariot") + suffix ''-arius'' - ARY; see ER2.Combined from several sources including: ''Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary'', 1996 by Barnes & Noble Books and "Concise Oxford Dictionary - 10th Edition by Oxford University Press. Carpentier may refer to: Notable people * (born 1933), French heart surgeon * |
Pays De Caux
The Pays de Caux (, , literally ''Land of Caux'') is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French ''département'' of Seine Maritime in Normandy. It is a chalk plateau to the north of the Seine Estuary and extending to the cliffs on the English Channel coast; its coastline is known as the Côte d'Albâtre. In the east, it borders on the Pays de Bray where the strata below the chalk show through. Cauchois is a notable dialect of the Norman language. The Pays de Caux is one of the remaining strongholds of the Norman language outside the Cotentin (or Cherbourg) peninsula. The principal communities are Le Havre, Dieppe, Fécamp, Yvetot, and Étretat. Etymology In the Norman language ''caux'' means lime, calcium carbonate. In French, for comparison, the word is ''chaux'' (the French 'ch' being pronounced as an English 'sh'. Example: Caux dialect ''candelle'', English ''candle'', French ''chandelle'' ). The name of the neighbouring ''Pays de Bray'' comes from an Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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