The grave of Paul Charron and Zenaide Patenaude is in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Waterford, Saratoga County, New York, not far from the grave of Zenaide’s mother, Osithe Gamache Patenaude.
The Graves of Paul Charron and Zenaide Patenaude – Front
The Grave of Paul Charron and Zenaide Patenaude – Back
SOURCE: Paul Charron and Zenaide Patenaude grave marker, St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Section Unknown (Waterford, Saratoga Co.), New York, photographed by Stephen J. Danko, 10 Sep 2005.Â
The inscription on the gravestone states:
FRONT:
CHARRON
BACK:
PAUL CHARRON
1874-1943
HIS WIFE
ZENAIDEÂ PATENAUDE
1870-1959Â
Zenaide Patenaude married Paul Charron. Their daughter, Alice, married my uncle John Danko. John Danko and Alice Charron Danko were my Godparents.
St. Joseph’s Cemetery is the final resting place of a great number of French Canadians who moved to Cohoes, Albany County, New York.
Copyright © 2007 by Stephen J. Danko
Hi Steve!
There are so many interesting and unusual forenames and surnames in your family that I have not seen and which are so beautiful, at least when I try to sound them out. Zenaide is certainly one of them. Are you aware of any book or online resource that is a dictionary of the origin and/or meaning of these names?
George
Hi George,
The names on this monument are French, since these are my Godmother’s parents who were French Canadian. There is an online resource for French given names at http://www.e-prenoms.com/ that provides information on the origins of French given names.
There is a similar site for Polish given names at http://kartki.onet.pl/imiona.html , and there is also a book available: Hoffman, William F., and George W. Helon. 1998. First names of the Polish commonwealth: origins & meanings. Chicago: Polish Genealogical Society of America.
I’m not aware of any resource for the meanings of French surnames, but there is a great resource for the meanings of Polish surnames: Hoffman, William F. 1998. Polish surnames: origins and meanings, 2nd ed. Chicago: Polish Genealogical Society of America.