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Re: Ganong
Ganong and Genung are alterations of the French name Guenon which is derived from the Germanic name Wano, from wan ‘hope’.Jean Guenon from La Rochelle in Charente-Maritime m. Margreta Sneden in Brooklyn, NY in 1662. The surname was altered to Ganong and Genung in the next generation.
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Lepic, do you think Guenon or Ganong could be related to Gagnon?
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So cool ... thanks!!
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