The first known use of Chagnon as a surname occurred in the France in the
Forez region. Chagnon was a name for a person who lived in Forez.
Early Origins of the Chagnon family
The surname Chagnon was first found in
Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family was established in early times.
Early History of the Chagnon family
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Chagnon Spelling Variations
French surnames were subject to numerous spelling alterations depending on the region and time it was used. The early development of the French language relied heavily on borrowing elements and grammar from other languages. For example, Old French was infused with Germanic words and sounds when barbarian tribes invaded and settled in France after the fall of the
Roman Empire. Middle French also borrowed heavily from the Italian language during the
Renaissance. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Chagnon is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many
spelling variations of the name include Chagne, Chaigne, Chagnon, Chaignon, Chagnard, Chaignard, Chagnart, Chaignart, Chagnaud, Chaignaud, Chagneau, Chaigneau, Chagneaux, Chaigneaux, Chagnot, Chaignot, Chagnaut, Chaignaut, Chagnaux, Chaignaux, Chagnoux, Chaignoux, Chagnol, Chaignol, Chagnet and many more.
Early Notables of the Chagnon family (pre 1700)
Quelques membres notables appartenaient à cette famille. Parmi eux, on trouve Jean-Louis Chaigneau, a politician, who was born in Vouvant (Vendée) in 1767; his son, Émile-Armand Chaigneau, a politician, who was born in...
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Migration of the Chagnon family to the New World and Oceana
Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to
England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Chagnon were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Chagnon were
Chagnon Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- François Chagnon, who settled in Verchères, where he cultivated land, and where he married Catherine Charon in 1681
Chagnon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Jean-Baptiste Chagnon, who married Marie-Françoise Girard in 1743 in Verchères
- Jean-Baptiste Chagnon, who married Marie-Joseph Charon in Varennes in 1772
Chagnon Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
- Pierre Chagnon, who married Catherine Guertin in Contrecoeur, Quebec in 1718
- Raymond Chagnon, who married Marie-Madeleine Pelletier in St-Ours in 1721
Contemporary Notables of the name Chagnon (post 1700)
- André Chagnon, business executive, Montreal