Most descendants of the German pioneers, however, Frenchified their names, thus Delmaire was originally Edelmeyer and Fauquel was Vogel.
The German descendants wanted to be more like their French neighbors. 
mnli hypothesis: The German descendants wanted to be more like their French neighbors.  premise: Most descendants of the German pioneers, however, Frenchified their names, thus Delmaire was originally Edelmeyer and Fauquel was Vogel.