Magloire GONTHIER in St. Gervais, Magloire GAUTHIER in St. Jean sur Richelieu c. 1849
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Magloire GONTHIER in St. Gervais, Magloire GAUTHIER in St. Jean sur Richelieu c. 1849
 highredtide
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Posted: 26 Jan 2008 5:46AM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Gauthier, Gonthier, Allaire
Hello folks,
I would like to know how Magloire Gonthier in St. Gervais (Bellechasse) became Magloire Gauthier in St. Jean (now St. Jean sur Richelieu) when he moved his family circa 1849. The parish record of St. Gervais lists many Gonthier families. It does not seem that the small "o-n" is just a sloppily written "a-u". There are clear and distinct examples of "a" and "u" elsewhere in the St. Gervais record.
Unfortunately, I do not speak French. Do "Gauthier" and "Gonthier" sound the same?
By the way, the spouse of Magloire Gauthier/Gonthier was Emerance Allaire.
I can't see why Magloire would have altered his surname when he moved to St. Jean. Yet the parish record keepers in each town wrote the name differently. Can anyone explain this?
Bob G.
I would like to know how Magloire Gonthier in St. Gervais (Bellechasse) became Magloire Gauthier in St. Jean (now St. Jean sur Richelieu) when he moved his family circa 1849. The parish record of St. Gervais lists many Gonthier families. It does not seem that the small "o-n" is just a sloppily written "a-u". There are clear and distinct examples of "a" and "u" elsewhere in the St. Gervais record.
Unfortunately, I do not speak French. Do "Gauthier" and "Gonthier" sound the same?
By the way, the spouse of Magloire Gauthier/Gonthier was Emerance Allaire.
I can't see why Magloire would have altered his surname when he moved to St. Jean. Yet the parish record keepers in each town wrote the name differently. Can anyone explain this?
Bob G.