Researching Jacques Vien
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Vien surname? In that year Vien was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Jacques means "one who supplants" and is of French origin.
Records of Jacques Vien on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jacques Vien and the Vien Family Tree
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Vien Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called Jacques Vien
Jacques Vien
Jacques Vien (3 March 1932 – 8 July 2017) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. By career, he was a businessman and a bailiff.
Born in Verdun, Quebec), he was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Laurentides electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament after which he was defeated by Bloc Québécois candidate Monique Guay in the 1993 federal election. He also campaigned unsuccessfully to regain the seat for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1997 and 2000 federal elections.
He died on 8 July 2017 at the age of 85.
Source: Jacques Vien, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Vien
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