I seems that Henault became Cadeau does anyone know when and why? Georgina

This is one of those French Canadian names that makes researching such fun. A lot depends on which branch of which family you are tracing and where they originated in Quebec or France. Cadeau has more variations than Carter has liver pills: Cadieu, Cadieux, Cadat, Cadot, Cadotte and Henault has Anault, Enault, Eno. I am sure you get the picture by now! Good, because there are some clinkers to throw into this mix of names. Lets add a few more for Cadeau: Delorme, Canada and Deschamps. And just for fun, there can be any combination of 1 to 2 or even 3 names associated with one father. When we get to the children, they can all be known by different surnames with the word "dit" or a dash in the middle. If you are unfamiliar with the use of dit names, check out this website: http://www.afgs.org/termphra.html#dit and for a comprehensive, but in no way complete, list of dit names associated with French Canadian surnames: http://www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html Georgina, it would help if we knew which Cadeau you are looking for and where they were from in Simcoe County. I suspect I know where you are going with this so let's make it easier and give me a teeny weeny clue! Pam