My father, Alfred, was born in Lowell, MA in 1912.
His mother was Georgianna (Georgeanne (?))Dery. I believe she was
born in Lowell. Her mother's maiden name may have been
Boisvert or Beauvert.
I recall my father telling me his father took the name of Pete when he immigrated to Lowell at age 17 from Farnham, PQ, Canada, because his given name was Piemondain (or Piedmondain). He was born in 1879, it is believed he was orphaned at a young age and raised by an uncle who happened to be a priest.