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Origins Available: French, Spanish Where did the French Devalle family come from? What is the French Devalle family crest and coat of arms? When did the Devalle family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Devalle family history? The proud French name Devalle was formed in Brittany when the family resided in a valley. The name Devalle is derived from the Old French word vallee, which means valley.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 Devalle include Lavalle, Lavallée, Lavallee, La Vallee, Levalle, Leval, Lavallière, Lavallier, Levallier, Lavallois, Levallois, Lavallet, Levallet, Lavalet, Levalet, Lavaley, Levaley, Lavalley, Levalley, Lavally, Levally, Lavallière, de Vallée, de Vallee and many more. First found in Brittany, where they held a family seat in the honor of the seigneurie of la Burie. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Devalle research. Another 155 words(11 lines of text) covering the year 1512 is included under the topic Early Devalle History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Devalle Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. French settlers came early to North American, following in the wake of the explorers, and creating New France. Quebec City, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain is said to have been the first American site founded as a permanent settlement, rather than as just a commercial outpost. But emigration was slow, in 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 French people in Quebec, and by 1663, when the region was officially made The Royal Colony of New France, by Louis XIV, there still only around 500 settlers. Over 2,000 would arrive during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted immigrants, both noble and commoner from France. By 1675, there were around 7000 French in the colony, and by that 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. Despite the loss of the Colony to England, the French people flourished in Lower Canada. Among settlers to North America of the Devalle surname were Devalle Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
Devalle Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
Devalle Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
The Devalle Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Devalle 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. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:45. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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