Phaneuf is a French-Canadian surname, gallicized from the English surname Farnworth. Most carriers of this surname descend from Matthias Farnsworth, an English colonist from Groton, Massachusetts, who was captured in 1704 by Abenaki Indians in a raid during Queen Anne's War, and brought to Montreal, where he was converted to Catholicism.[1] Notable people with the surname Phaneuf include:

Additionally, American actor Christopher Meloni is descended from Matthias Farnsworth on his mother's side.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Phaneuf, Joseph Stanislas (1915). La Famille Phaneuf-Farnsworth. University of Ottawa. Montréal : La Croix. pp. 21, 195.
  2. ^ "Captain Ryan S. Phaneuf obituary, 1989-2020, Hudson, NH".
  3. ^ "Finding Your Roots | The Shirts on Their Backs".

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