Beauchesne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Beauchesne family

Early History of the Beauchesne family

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Beauchesne Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Beauchesne, including Beauchesne, Beau-Chesne, De Beauchesne and others.

Early Notables of the Beauchesne family

Notable amongst this name at this time was

• Claude-Nicolas, who was Captain of the Dragons in 1709, and knight of Saint-Louis in 1721. René Adelstan Guesdon, Marquis of Beauchesne, was an archaeologist in Paris in 1858
• Alcide-Hyacinthe Du Bois de Beauchesne was a man of letters in Bretagne
• Alfred de Beauchesne was secretary of the administration of the Conservatory of Music and was decorated with the legion of honor for his services

Beauchesne Ranking

In the United States, the name Beauchesne is the 17,888^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Beauchesne is ranked the 650^th most popular surname. 2

Migration of the Beauchesne family

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Beauchesne has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Beauchesne were an explorer, who arrived at Racine, Quebec, in 1715.