Devaux History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Devaux family

The surname Devaux was first found in Guyenne.

Early History of the Devaux family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Devaux research. Another 25 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1513, 1711, 1712, 1717, 1744, 1751, 1762, 1766, 1767, 1784, 1793, 1819, 1824, 1825, 1868, 1896 and 1933 are included under the topic Early Devaux History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Devaux Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Devau, Devaud, Devault, Devaux, Deveau, Deveault and many more.

Early Notables of the Devaux family

Notable amongst the name was

Francois-Antoine Devaux was a poet and lawyer in 1712
Pierre Devaux was a Baron and general in 1762
Jacques Devaux was a deputy in 1766 in Bruges (Belgium)
Marc-Jean-Baptiste-Urbain Devaux was a general in 1767
Francois-Amand-Marie Devaux was a general in 1784
Augustin-Marie Devaux was a lawyer in Chateauroux at the start of the Revolution and in 1793 he became president of the revolutionary court
Louis-Edouard-Joseph Devaux was a lawyer in 1819
Auguste Devaux was a painter in 1819 in Arranches
Hyppolyte-Paul-Jacoillot Devaux was part of a group of traveling comedians in 1824
Andre Devaux was ordained priest in 1868
Henri Devaux was a physiology professor in Bordeaux in 1933

Devaux Ranking

In France, the name Devaux is the 205^th most popular surname with an estimated 16,748 people with that name. 1

Devaux migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Devaux Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Frederik Devaux, who landed in New York in 1715 2
Jean Pierre DeVaux, who arrived in Louisiana in 1718-1724 2
Jean DeVaux, who landed in New York, NY in 1763 2

Devaux Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A. Devaux, who settled in New Orleans in 1831
Charles Devaux, who arrived in Mississippi in 1882

Devaux migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Devaux Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Angelique Devaux was married in 1698 in Beaubassin, NS

Devaux Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Hellen Devaux, who settled in Ontario in 1871
Francis Devaux, who settled in Ontario in 1871

Contemporary Notables of the name Devaux (post 1700) +

Amile Devaux, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Sharon, 1910 3
Alice P. DeVaux, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-41 3
Pierre Devaux, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
Philippe Devaux de Vautray, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
Marie Jean-Baptiste Urbain Devaux, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6
Lieutenant-General Alain-Robert-Etienne Devaux (1895-1962), 7
André Devaux (1894-1981), French Olympic runner
Antoine Devaux (b. 1985), French football defender
Philippe Devaux (1902-1979), Belgian philosopher and logician

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 27) Pierre Devaux. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 27) Philippe Devaux. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 27) Marie Devaux. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Alain-Robert-Etienne Devaux. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Devaux/Alain-Robert-Etienne/France.html