French Canadian "Bell Family"

Question

From my understanding "Bell" .family original last name was Ray or Raymon or Raymond my great great grandfather came over from France to Canada to fight in the war..also I'm getting the last name Girouad..I'm trying to find out when they were giving the name Bell..after Canada him and his wife Suzanne settled in Massachusetts then NY..ty

Answer 1

I have over 300 Bell in my database, most of them were from Quebec and Prince Edward Island (Formerly Ile St.Jean). The earliest I have is Walter Bell b: 1807 Scotland. He died 2 April 1906 Cape Traverse. I have his parents without dates, John & Elizabeth Jane Little.

You mentioned the name Girouard, I have about 250 of them in my database most of them are from Acadia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Louisiana. Many of the ones that I have were Acadians and were rounded up by the English and deported to Concentration camps in England or to St, Malo France where they later sailed to Louisiana.