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This is a Surname Project for those who have the surname Blais.
Surname origin and common lineage:
Jacques Nicholas Blais (signed Blaise Blais) was born around 1575-80 at Pioussay, Niort, Deux-Sevres, France. Person of some substance, a shopkeeper, or skilled artisan, of the Petite Bourgeois Class. He died at Pioussay, Niort, France. Mathurin Blais, Jacques' son, was born at Melleran, Deux-Sevres, France, on 16 June 1607. His son, Pierre Blais, born at Hanc, on 29 Nov 1639 (parish records do not extend before 1684), left the port of La Rochelle on 24 March 1664 and arrived in Quebec City on 24 May 1664 aboard the Dutch ship "Le Noir de Hollande." His name appears as "Pierre Blet, de Cheboutonne" on the ship manifesto (fourth name: http://www.campagna.org/noir_page_2.htm). Pierre and his wife Anne Perreault had nine children. Most Blais descendants in North America originate from this Pierre Blais.
The Blais surname first appeared in Languedoc, southern France, during the 13th century.
Etymologically speaking, the name Blaise is derived from Roman name Blasius ("talks with a lisp"). Bleiz also means "wolf" in the old Breton language (about 500 AD).
Y-DNA Haplogroup:
The haplogroup associated with this lineage is J2b1. The lineage arrived there from the Middle East, following the northern Mediterranean shore, via Greece and northern Italy. The highest concentration of this surname was still found in the Deux-Sevres region about 100 years back. More information is available at www.blaisdata.com.
Blais Family Genealogy Forum:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/blais
Surname origin and common lineage:
Jacques Nicholas Blais (signed Blaise Blais) was born around 1575-80 at Pioussay, Niort, Deux-Sevres, France. Person of some substance, a shopkeeper, or skilled artisan, of the Petite Bourgeois Class. He died at Pioussay, Niort, France. Mathurin Blais, Jacques' son, was born at Melleran, Deux-Sevres, France, on 16 June 1607. His son, Pierre Blais, born at Hanc, on 29 Nov 1639 (parish records do not extend before 1684), left the port of La Rochelle on 24 March 1664 and arrived in Quebec City on 24 May 1664 aboard the Dutch ship "Le Noir de Hollande." His name appears as "Pierre Blet, de Cheboutonne" on the ship manifesto (fourth name: http://www.campagna.org/noir_page_2.htm). Pierre and his wife Anne Perreault had nine children. Most Blais descendants in North America originate from this Pierre Blais.
The Blais surname first appeared in Languedoc, southern France, during the 13th century.
Etymologically speaking, the name Blaise is derived from Roman name Blasius ("talks with a lisp"). Bleiz also means "wolf" in the old Breton language (about 500 AD).
Y-DNA Haplogroup:
The haplogroup associated with this lineage is J2b1. The lineage arrived there from the Middle East, following the northern Mediterranean shore, via Greece and northern Italy. The highest concentration of this surname was still found in the Deux-Sevres region about 100 years back. More information is available at www.blaisdata.com.
Blais Family Genealogy Forum:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/blais