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Otondosonne Family Name

Last updated Jan-2009
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Probable Origins & Usage

  • Western Abenaki [Day]
  • possibly Wampanoag by Schaghticoke [Day]
  • otédosán - he passes by [Day]
  • found only as a family name

Spellings & Alternate Names

  • Otedosonne
  • Totoson
  • Swassin
  • Watso
  • probably Deyonne, Dion, Dionne, etc.

Places Family is Found

  • Odanak
  • Durham
  • Barton, Vt
  • Bury, Vt
  • New York State

Earliest Occurrences of the Name

  • Swassin (Joachim) Otondosonne was granted land at Durham in 1805.

Notes

Swassin (Joachim) Otondosonne m.abt 1775 to Marie Eulalie Gill (1756-1843). She was known as "Molly Swasin". He died in 1812 and was buried at Baron VT.

A researcher believes one branch of family changed their name to Dion and others of the family were at Bécancour, but we have not found documentation to support this yet.

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