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Surnames: Chaille
Classification: Query
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Hi Sharyn
I am researching the Chaille name in South Dakota. Joe Chaille came from Canada when he
was around 14 yrs old. He was born in 1834 or 1836 somewhere in Canada
He was French and settled in Iowa along the Missouri river where he was a trader and
eventually married and had a large family. I have just recently found a possible
connection to his parents, that of Francois Chaille and Marie Patenaude. If this is any
connection to you or of interest to you please let me know. I have done most of his
descendancy of his children. The name was changed from Chaille to Shay in the 1800's
as I imagine it was easier to say and that is what we use now.
B. Shay