This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SVC.2ACEB/152.1 Message Board Post: Chapdelaine is the real name of the family in France, but they were a lot and took surname to be recognize. André, born in 1666 in Plomb (Manche) had for surname "La Riviere" and when he arrived in Quebec, the name became "Chapdelaine -La Riviere". Beaulac is the same think, but it is not usual in France, only in Quebec. I study Chapdelaine family all over the world since 20 years. I have 10 000 Chapdelaine in my computer. I know very well the story of this family in France and in Quebec.