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History and origin of the Content family

Similar surnames: Contant


Marriages of the Content family

Our database contains 1188 marriages of the Content family

Here are a few examples:

1667 Quebec, Qc

Husband: Pierre Comptant-Content

Wife: Louise Landry

1669

Husband: Etienne Content

Wife: Anne Laine

1669 Sainte-Famille, Qc

Husband: Estienne Content

Wife: Anne Laisne

1691 L'ancienne-Lorette, Qc

Husband: Francois Darveau-Dervault-Langoumo

Wife: Marie Content

1695 L'ancienne-Lorette, Qc

Husband: Mathieu Mirault-Labouteille

Wife: Marie-Angelique Contant

1700 Chateau-Richer, Qc

Husband: Etienne Content

Wife: Marie Belanger

1712 Neuville, Qc

Husband: Andre Content

Wife: Marie-Anne Sylvestre

1719 Montreal, Qc

Husband: Etienne Content

Wife: Marie-Francoise Bazinet

1721 Quebec, Qc

Husband: Pierre Dreux-Trud-Leveille

Wife: Marie-Angelique Content

1721 Quebec, Qc

Husband: Pierre Dreux

Wife: Angelique Contant

1728 Lachenaie, Qc

Husband: Pierre Beauchamp

Wife: Marie Contant-Content

1732 Portneuf, Qc

Husband: Michel-Honore Contant

Wife: Marie-Jeanne Brosseau

1732 Saint-Augustin-De-Desmaures, Qc

Husband: Michel Contant

Wife: Marie-Jeanne Brosseau

1734 Champlain, Qc

Husband: Andre Content

Wife: Ursule Dennevers

1735

Husband: Noel Gagnon-Gaigneux-Le-Gaigneur

Wife: Marie-Josephe Contant

1735 Trois-Rivieres, Qc

Husband: Noel Gagnon

Wife: M.-Josephte Contant

1736 Batiscan, Qc

Husband: Michel Mousset

Wife: Marie-Anne Contant

1742 Lachenaie, Qc

Husband: Julien Rochon

Wife: Marie Contant

1744 Lachenaie, Qc

Husband: Jean Duprat

Wife: Marianne Contant

1748 Montreal, Qc

Husband: Thomas Laniel

Wife: Marie-Claire Content

Marriages of the Content family

Our database contains 1188 marriages of the Content family

Here are a few examples:

Year Husband Wife Municipality
1667 Pierre Comptant-Content Louise Landry Quebec, Qc
1669 Etienne Content Anne Laine
1669 Estienne Content Anne Laisne Sainte-Famille, Qc
1691 Francois Darveau-Dervault-Langoumo Marie Content L'ancienne-Lorette, Qc
1695 Mathieu Mirault-Labouteille Marie-Angelique Contant L'ancienne-Lorette, Qc
1700 Etienne Content Marie Belanger Chateau-Richer, Qc
1712 Andre Content Marie-Anne Sylvestre Neuville, Qc
1719 Etienne Content Marie-Francoise Bazinet Montreal, Qc
1721 Pierre Dreux-Trud-Leveille Marie-Angelique Content Quebec, Qc
1721 Pierre Dreux Angelique Contant Quebec, Qc
1728 Pierre Beauchamp Marie Contant-Content Lachenaie, Qc
1732 Michel-Honore Contant Marie-Jeanne Brosseau Portneuf, Qc
1732 Michel Contant Marie-Jeanne Brosseau Saint-Augustin-De-Desmaures, Qc
1734 Andre Content Ursule Dennevers Champlain, Qc
1735 Noel Gagnon-Gaigneux-Le-Gaigneur Marie-Josephe Contant
1735 Noel Gagnon M.-Josephte Contant Trois-Rivieres, Qc
1736 Michel Mousset Marie-Anne Contant Batiscan, Qc
1742 Julien Rochon Marie Contant Lachenaie, Qc
1744 Jean Duprat Marianne Contant Lachenaie, Qc
1748 Thomas Laniel Marie-Claire Content Montreal, Qc
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Pioneers of the Content family

Étienne Contant is born about 1643 in Buire (Saintonge, France). He is the son of Pierre Content and Marguerite Guernier. On October 14 1669, he marries Anne Laîné, daughter of Emmanuel Laîné and Jeanne Legrand, in Ste-Famille, Île d'Orléans. From this union, 6 children are born. He is a weaver of linen and a farmer. In 1666 and 1667, he works and lives in Île d'Orléans. In 1678, he moves to Québec. In 1681, he lives in Haute-Ville de Québec, and moves to St-Bernard de Charlesbourg. He dies on June 17, 1685. His widow remarries on October 27, 1685, to René Buisson.

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Origin of last name Content

CONTENT - Regional form of 'Constant' from the latin 'Constantius'. Nickname given to whom is consistent, rational. Known variants: CONTANT, CONSTANS, COUTANT, COUTANCINEAU, CONSTANTINE (English), CONSTANTINO/CONSTANTINI (Italian).

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Content Family - List of ancestors

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Adelaide Content Agathe Content Amable Content Andre Content
Archange Content Charles Content Edouard Content Etienne Content
Francois Content Jean-Baptiste Content Joseph Content Julie Content
Louis Content M.-Josephte Content Marguerite Content Marie Content
Pierre Content Rosalie Content Sophie Content Wilfrid Content
Zephirina Content

Content Family - List of ancestors

Filter by first name
Adelaide Content Agathe Content
Amable Content Andre Content
Archange Content Charles Content
Edouard Content Etienne Content
Francois Content Jean-Baptiste Content
Joseph Content Julie Content
Louis Content M.-Josephte Content
Marguerite Content Marie Content
Pierre Content Rosalie Content
Sophie Content Wilfrid Content
Zephirina Content

Common first names with Content

Explore common first names associated with the surname Content to help you discover related genealogy records.

Joseph Louis Pierre Marie
Adelaide Sophie Rosalie Charlotte
Charles Leonard Julie Andre

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Joseph Louis
Pierre Marie
Adelaide Sophie
Rosalie Charlotte
Charles Leonard
Julie Andre

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