Delaronde, Laronde | Metis, Iroquois (inc. Caughnawaga Mohawk) | Surname Anchor Post

Index: Indigenous, Metis & Mixed-Heritage Surname Anchor Posts

Each of these posts is dedicated to one surname that is carried by someone connected to indigenous, Metis or mixed-heritage people in Canada. Please be aware that it’s a synthesis of the information I’ve collected in my personal research throughout the years and is by no means complete!

SURNAME NOTES | LARONDE, DELARONDE

Surname lists: Surname Anchor Posts, Iroquois, Metis (ON)
Regions: Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan
Ethnicity: Metis, Iroquois, Mixed-heritage
Associated surnames: Albany / Tsitsiatek, Amos, Arionhiok / Sawennowane / Hill, Awennaratie / Stacey, Barrette, Beaudry, Boucher, Boudrion, Boyer, Canot / Kenwatitsha, Carriere, Champagne, Chartrand, Constant, Cook, Cousineau, D’ailleboust / Diabo, Deer, Desrosiers, Deziel, Douglas / Kasennanoron, Dubuc, Dussault, Faubert, Fermont, Filion, Gagnon, Gardner / Garden Pappin, Gladu, Goulet, Jocks / Tsioronse, Kahonwinwtha, Karonhiaktatie, Kawinonsen / Kiewinonsen / Morris, Kweyekach, Lanthier / Loutier, Lariviere, Mailloux / Mayo, McLeod, McComber, Miskwatisi, Monkman, Morin, Morris / Kanietaronkwas, Nii, Nioherasha, Otiskweabenokwe, Parent, Picard Konwaseti, Perry / Paris, Presse, Primeau, Sarazin, Savard, Sinclair, Skaionwatison, Skaionwils, Sourdine, Stoqua / Stocot, St. Ours / Bechet, Taronhiaketon, Taylor / Sakoiewatha, Thibaudier, Thomas, Turgeon, Turner, Vallancourt, Viau, Young, Williams / Tiohakwente.
Misc.: 1. Surname variations include: Larond, de Laronde, de la Ronde. In Western Canada the same individual may be called Laronde or Delaronde on different documents. 2. There are several lineages recognized by the Metis Nation of Ontario. A. Charles Francois Delaronde and Magdeleine Pewadijinokokwe are recognized by the Metis Nation of Ontario as a Root Ancestor Couple. They have Metis descendants through the following couples: Elizabeth Delaronde (Hyacinthe Lalonde), Julie Laronde (m. Pierre Boucher), Marie Louise Delaronde (m. Jean Baptiste Croteau), Michel Antoine Delaronde (m. Marie M. Otiskeweaben), Paul Delaronde (m. Marie Konsatiesha). B. Toussaint Laronde and Marie Sauvage are one couple Metis Root Ancestors and their line descends through their offspring: Denis Laronde (m. Marie Louise Raymond), Elizabeth / Isabelle Laronde (Francis Xavier Gaudette), Euphrosine Laronde (m. Jean Baptiste Guerard), Eustache Laronde (Philomene Vaillancourt), Francois Laronde (m. Marianne Jepaysis), Marie Laronde (m. Moise Beauchamp), Paul Laronde (m. Eliza Gagnon), Toussaint Laronde (m. Marguerite Cousineau). C. Eustache Laronde and Henriette Lanthier who left descendants through these offspring: Josephine Laronde (m. Louis Presse), Louis Laronde (m. Celina Turgeon), Marie Laronde (m. Joseph St. Ours), Philomene Laronde (m. Azarie Sourdine), 4. (excerpt) Charles Laronde “a titled gentleman who claimed descent from the Bourbons of France. Letters addressed to him always bore his title. One of his ancestors was Sieur Pierre Denys de la Ronde, who obtained a grant in the city of Quebec in 1658. Charles lived at Penetanguishene, Beausoleil Island and Coldwater. [Source: Drummond Island Voyageurs, Ontario Historical Society]