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ASSOCIATION .: THE FRIGONS OF AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA Aim - Administration - To Become A Member - History - The Frigons of America and Australia |
| This text, written by Raymond Frigon (1), was published in the first newsletter The Frigons, in the Fall of 1994. It is an excellent introduction to the Frigon family. |
| Who are the Frigons? |
| "By way of introduction, this first issue briefly answers the
question and leaves to coming issues an in-depth account of the intriguing history of the Frigon family, so many of which have ventured afar."
"Who are the Frigons ? The Frigons of North America are the descendants of François Frigon dit L'espagnol, who arrived in Canada from France in 1665, and of his wife, Marie-Claude Chamois, whom he married in 1670. It is known that Marie-Claude came from Paris. François's origin in France is not known, as the relevant documents are missing. Current research places him in the Paris region, but with no certainty. Oral tradition in some Frigon families would have him come from variously Brittany, Normandy, Artois, Aveyron, Jersey…" "Where do they come from ? The Frigon cradle is Batiscan, in the vicinity of Trois-Rivières, in Québec's Mauricie region, where the pioneer couple settled in 1670."" Where are they located and how many are there ? As the map on this page shows, some 7,142 Frigons are to be found almost everywhere in Canada and the United States, with the largest number outside Québec located in the New England states. There are no Frigons left in France, according to current research." Since 1997, we have known there are a dozen Fregon families in Australia, descendants of Jean Frigon (John Fregon) who arrived there in 1852. John Fregon was the son of Joseph Frigon and Josette Savoie from Louiseville. To learn more about the Fregons of Australia, visit the Web site of John Riddell, a descendant of John Fregon: http://www.fregon.hostoi.com/ www.users.bigpond.com/jhrmr/fregon/
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