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Phaneuf
Phaneuf is a French-Canadian surname, gallicized from the English surname Farnworth (surname), Farnworth. Most carriers of this surname descend from Claude-Mathias Phaneuf, Matthias Farnsworth, an English colonist from Groton, Massachusetts, who was captured in 1704 by Abenaki Indians in a raid during Queen Anne's War, and brought to Montreal, where he was converted to Catholic Church, Catholicism. Notable people with the surname Phaneuf include: * Al Phaneuf (born 1944), Canadian Football League player * Cynthia Phaneuf (born 1988), Canadian figure skater * Dion Phaneuf (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player * Jean-Luc Phaneuf (1955–2021), Canadian ice hockey player * Joseph-Émery Phaneuf (1863–1935), Canadian politician * Madeleine Phaneuf (born 1995), American biathlete Additionally, American actor Christopher Meloni is descended from Matthias Farnsworth on his mother's side. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dion Phaneuf
Dion Phaneuf (born 10 April 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted ninth overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by Calgary and made his NHL debut in 2005 after a four-year junior career with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL), in which he was twice named the Defenceman of the Year. Phaneuf set a Flames record for most goals by a first-year defenceman and was named a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy as top rookie in 2005–06. Two years later, he was a finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy as top defenceman. During his career, Phaneuf was involved in two blockbuster trades. The first came in late 2009, when he was involved in a seven-player trade that saw him move from Calgary to Toronto. Six years later, Phaneuf was the centrepiece of a nine-player trade that saw him sent to Ottawa. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Phaneuf
Cynthia Phaneuf (born January 16, 1988) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2004 Four Continents silver medallist, 2004 Skate Canada International champion, 2004 Skate America silver medallist, a two-time (2004, 2011) Canadian national champion, and a four-time (2005, 2009, 2010, 2012) Canadian silver medallist. She finished in fifth place at the 2010 World Championships and represented Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Career Cynthia Phaneuf began skating at age four after watching her cousin skating. She landed her first triple, a salchow, at the age of eleven. Phaneuf was coached by Annie Barabé and Sophie Richard in Contrecœur, Quebec from the age of nine until November 2011. Her programs were choreographed by David Wilson. In domestic Canadian competitions, she represented CPA Sorel. Phaneuf withdrew from the 2005 Skate Canada International due to a minor stress fracture in her right ankle. Considered a threat to qualify for the 2006 Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude-Mathias Phaneuf
Claude-Mathias Phaneuf (1690–1773), born Matthias Farnsworth III, was an English prisoner of war, French citizen, and progenitor of the family name Phaneuf. He was abducted from near his home in Groton in 1704 by Abenaki warriors and taken to Montreal during Queen Anne's War. Biography Early life and family The Farnsworth family originated from England. Matthias Farnsworth is believed to have emigrated and was first recorded settled in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1657. Although the exact timeline is unclear, he married Mary Farr of Lynn before moving to Groton in 1660. He died in 1689 at "about 77 years of age". His son, Matthias Farnsworth, Jr. married Sarah Nutting in Groton and had 4 children before he died in 1693. Matthias Jr. participated in the Siege of Brookfield under Major Willard. Matthias Farnsworth III was born in Groton in 1690. During his life, Groton was subject to numerous attacks and multiple other children were abducted, including Lydia Longley. Around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Phaneuf
Al Phaneuf (born February 4, 1944) is a former defensive back in the Canadian Football League. College Al Phaneuf played college football at the University of Kentucky. During his second year at Kentucky, Phaneuf "became a Christian." After graduating there, he attended Florida Bible College. Montreal Alouettes Al Phaneuf played defensive back for 3 years with the Montreal Alouettes from 1969 to 1971, not missing a game, for a total of 42 games. Phaneuf's best year was 1970, when he intercepted 9 passes and was a CFL all-star. He was also and runner up for the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award. That year, he played an important role in the Lark's Grey Cup The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ... victory by a score of 23-10 over the Calgary Stampeders by intercep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Luc Phaneuf
Jean-Luc Phaneuf (October 26, 1955 – May 8, 2021 ) was a Canadian professional centre who played in the (WHA). Career Drafted in the seventh round of the by the |
Joseph-Émery Phaneuf
Joseph-Émery Phaneuf (February 14, 1863 – August 9, 1935) was a Quebec provincial politician during the first half of the 20th century. Born in Saint-Hugues, Quebec Saint-Hugues (; ) is a town in southwestern Quebec north northeast of St-Hyacinthe, with a 2006 population of 1,310. It is located along Quebec Route 224, halfway between Saint-Guillaume and Saint-Simon-de-Bagot. History In 1827 Saint-Hugues ..., Phaneuf owned the general store of Saint-Hugues for over 20 years, and later a successful hay merchant. He was one of the founding partners of the Group Commerce Insurance companies and a director of these French Canadian insurance companies until his death. Phaneuf was first elected in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in a by-election in 1913 in the riding of Bagot (provincial electoral district), Bagot (now part of Johnson (electoral district), Johnson). He remained the MLA for 22 years until his death in 1935. He also served as mayor of his birth town of Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Phaneuf
Madeleine Phaneuf (born 29 April 1995 in Fairfax, Virginia) is an American biathlete. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union The International Biathlon Union (IBU; german: Internationale Biathlon-Union) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the ....International Biathlon UnionMadeleine Phaneuf IBU Datacenter. Retrieved 19 March 2017. World Championships World Cup References 1995 births Living people American female biathletes 21st-century American women {{US-wintersport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farnworth (surname)
Farnworth is a surname of English origin. It is of connected origin to the surname Farnsworth, but has been dated back further than that of the latter. The oldest known record for the name appeared in Lancashire in 1185 in modern-day Farnworth, known then as Farnworth with Kearsley. The first chief for the Farnworth family clan, was a nobleman named Leinsig de Farnworth who came from Germany and was granted land by King Henry II of England. The word Farnworth is a combination of two words; the old-English word fearn (which refers to ferns such as bracken) and worth (meaning a settlement). The full meaning of the surname is described as ''settlers from a place where ferns are abundant''. As of the British Census of 1881, Retrieved 25 January 2014 its occurrence was high in Lancashire, Cumbria, Cheshire and Northumberland. In all other British counties, its frequency was --and still is--very low. People *John Farnworth (born 1988), English football freestyler * Judith Farnworth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Meloni
Christopher Peter Meloni (; born April 2, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' for its first 12 seasons and its spin-off '' Law & Order: Organized Crime'', and as inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama '' Oz''. Meloni starred in and executive produced the Syfy series '' Happy!'' from 2017 to 2019. His films include '' Man of Steel'', ''Wet Hot American Summer'', ''Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle'', ''12 Monkeys'', '' Runaway Bride'', '' 42'', and ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas''. Early life Meloni was born in Washington, D.C., the youngest of three children of Cecile (née Chagnon; 1926–2016), a homemaker, and Charles Robert Meloni (1927–2012), an endocrinologist. He has an older brother and sister. His maternal ancestry is French Canadian, and he is a descendant of Matthias Farnsworth. His paternal ancestry is Italian; one great-grandfather was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French-Canadian
French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the twentieth century; french: Canadiens français, ; feminine form: , ), or Franco-Canadians (french: Franco-Canadiens), refers to either an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to French colonists who settled in Canada beginning in the 17th century or to French-speaking or Francophone Canadians of any ethnic origin. During the 17th century, French settlers originating mainly from the west and north of France settled Canada. It is from them that the French Canadian ethnicity was born. During the 17th to 18th centuries, French Canadians expanded across North America and colonized various regions, cities, and towns. As a result people of French Canadian descent can be found across North America. Between 1840 and 1930, many French Canadians immigrated to New England, an event known as the Grande Hémorragie. Etymology French Canadians get their name from ''Canada'', the most developed and densely populated region of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groton, Massachusetts
Groton is a town in northwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, within the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The population was 11,315 at the 2020 census. It is home to two prep schools: Lawrence Academy at Groton, founded in 1792 and the third-oldest private school in Massachusetts; and Groton School, founded in 1884. The town was a battlefield in King Philip's War and Queen Anne's War, as England and France competed through their North American colonies from the 17th century well into the 18th century. It was the birthplace of William Prescott, who commanded the colonial forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolution. In postwar years, it had incidents of insurrection during Shays' Rebellion (1786–1787). History The area surrounding modern-day Groton has, for thousands of years, been the territory of various cultures of indigenous peoples. They settled along the rivers, which they used for domestic tasks, fishing and transportation. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abenaki
The Abenaki (Abenaki: ''Wαpánahki'') are an Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the United States. They are an Algonquian-speaking people and part of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The Eastern Abenaki language was predominantly spoken in Maine, while the Western Abenaki language was spoken in Quebec, Vermont, and New Hampshire. While Abenaki peoples have shared cultural traits, they did not historically have a centralized government. They came together as a post-contact community after their original tribes were decimated by colonization, disease, and warfare. Names The word ''Abenaki'' and its syncope, ''Abnaki,'' are both derived from ''Wabanaki'', or ''Wôbanakiak,'' meaning "People of the Dawn Land" in the Abenaki language. While the two terms are often confused, the Abenaki are one of several tribes in the Wabanaki Confederacy. The name is spelled several ways including Abnaki, Abinaki, and Alnôbak. ''Wôbanakiak'' is derived from ''wôban'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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