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Franco-American Flag [citation needed]. French Americans are U.S. citizens or nationals of French descent and heritage. The majority of Franco-American families did not arrive directly from France, but rather settled French territories in the New World (primarily in the 17th and 18th centuries) before moving or being forced to move to the United States later on (see Quebec diaspora and Great ...
Pages in category "American people of French descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 969 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "American people of French-Canadian descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 327 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Many originally French place names, possibly hundreds, in the Midwest and Upper West were replaced with directly translated English names once American settlers became locally dominant (e.g. "La Petite Roche" became Little Rock; "Baie Verte" became Green Bay; "Grandes Fourches" became Grand Forks).
French people of Louisiana Creole descent (8 P) Pages in category "French people of American descent" The following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total.
Pages in category "American families of French ancestry" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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The United States for French Canadians, 345 pages online free; Gagné, Peter J. and Adrien Gabriel Morice (2000). French-Canadians of the West. A Biographical Dictionary of French-Canadians and French Métis of the Western United States and Canada, Quintin Publications, ISBN 1-58211-223-1; Geyh, Patricia Keeney, et al. (2002). French Canadian ...