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Where did the French Couturier family come from? What is the French Couturier family crest and coat of arms? When did the Couturier family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Couturier family history?

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One can encounter great variation in the spelling of French surnames; in part, as spelling, and the spelling names was not yet standardized during the early development of the written French language. Later, there was much branching and movement of families, and spellings would change according to region. Variations of the name Couturier include Couture, Cousture, Coudure, Couturas, Couturat, Coutureau, Couturaud, Couturot, Couturier, Couturié, Couturière, Lecouturier, Lecouturié, Coudurier, Coudurié, Coudurière, Lecoudurier, Lecoudurié, Cousturier, Cousturié, Cousturière, Lecousturier, Lecousturié and many more.

First found in Limousin, where the family first originated as one of the distinguished families of the region.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Couturier research. Another 90 words(6 lines of text) covering the years 1640, 1732, 1799, 1815, and 1879 are included under the topic Early Couturier History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 54 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Couturier Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Immigration to New France was slow; therefore, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Couturier has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Couturier were

Couturier Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Jeanne Couturier, who settled in New York State in 1700-01
  • Mr. Couturier, who landed in Louisiana in 1718-1724
  • Mrs. Couturier, who landed in Louisiana in 1718-1724

Couturier Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Frederick Couturier, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1840
  • Jacob and Louis Couturier, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1860

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  • Sean Couturier (b. 1992), American-born, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Ernst Albert Couturier (1869-1950), American cornet player, feature soloist/headline act on cornet, composer, inventor and brass band instrument manufacturer
  • Robert Couturier (1905-2008), French sculptor
  • Marie-Alain Couturier (1897-1954), French Dominican friar and famed designer of stained glass windows
  • Paul Irénée Couturier (1881-1953), French priest and a promoter of the concept of Christian unity
  • Malik Couturier (b. 1982), French football defender
  • Marie-Claude Vaillant Couturier (1912-1996), member of the French
  • Damien Couturier (b. 1981), French rugby league player
  • Paul Vaillant Couturier (1892-1937), French author, journalist and politician
  • Robert Couturier (b. 1955), French architect and decorator

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  6. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
  7. Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
  8. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
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  10. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
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The Couturier Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Couturier Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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