Denomme

The etymology of Denomme is believed to have originated with the french word L’Homme (the man.) The name was brought to North America as Delaunay in the early 1600s, changed to DeLomey in 1694 and then Denomme in 1728.

Ambroise Denommé (1801-1861) and Marguerite Robillard (1799-1858), who had 14 children together, moved with some of their family from Joliette, Quebec to Huron County, Ontario in the mid-19th century. One of their sons, Louis Désiré Denomme (1832-1916) married Louise Sarah Ducharme (1837-1885) and they had 13 children together.

Louis and Sarah’s son, Philip L. Denomme was born on 2 February 1877. He married Anne Durand on 3 May 1898. They had 12 children in 22 years. He died on 28 June 1943 at the age of 66, and was buried in Drysdale, Ontario, Canada.

Anne Durand was born on 17 October 1874 in Drysdale, Ontario. She died on 24 March 1948, at the age of 73, and was buried in Huron, Ontario, Canada.

Laurent Charles (Laurence) Denommé was born on 25 August 1900. He married Verda Marie Rau on 26 October 1920, in Zurich, Ontario. They had eight children in 15 years. He died on 17 June 1983, at the age of 82, and was buried in Clinton, Ontario.