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Lagrave Family Name

Last updated Jan-2009
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Probable Origins & Usage

  • Unknown [Day]
  • a French name
  • found only as a family name

Spellings & Alternate Names

  • Brazil - in NY
  • Braziel - in California

Places Family is Found

  • Odanak
  • Sharon Springs, NY
  • West Coast as members of the Klamath River Tribes

Earliest Occurrences of the Name

  • 1827 Francois Lagrave married an Abenaki woman at Odanak.
  • 1848 Francois Lagrave Jr. identified as a miner in California.

Notes

Francois had 2 Abenaki wives from Odanak and many children by them. Most of his descendants are found in New York State, but several maintained ties to Odanak. Francois Jr. went west during the Gold Rush period, where his descendants are still found today.

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Ne-Do-Ba Comment - - - Great Thanks to Frank A. Grant III for sharing his research and documentation on this family.

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