Jourdain History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

In the 1700s, land incentives were finally given out by France to 2,000 migrants. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. 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 the treaty of Utrecht, Acadia were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Jourdain were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Jourdain were

Jourdain Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Silvester Jourdain, from Dorset, who was aboard the ship "Sea Venture" who wrecked in Bermudas in 1609, they managed to build a new ship to continue to Jamestown in 1610. 3
• Jean Jourdain, who landed in Maryland in 1666-1750 3

Jourdain Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Joseph Jourdain, age 58, who settled in Louisiana in 1719

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jourdain Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

• Mr. Charles Jourdain, (b. 1602), aged 40, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 16th April 1642 4
• Guillaume Jourdain, son of Hilaire and Anne, who married Jeanne Constantin, daughter of Guillaume and Jeanne, in Quebec on 18th April 1678 5
• Antoine Jourdain, son of Pierre and Antoinette, who married Marie-Anne Billy, daughter of Jean-François and Catherine-Marguerite, in Champlain, Quebec on 3rd June 1688 5
• Joseph Jourdain, son of Claude and Marie, who married Madeleine Joubert, daughter of Jacques and Madeleine, in Lachine, Quebec on 30th May 1688 5
• Denis Jourdain, son of Paul and Marie, who married Marie-Madeleine Fagot, daughter of Guillaume and Marie, in Montreal, Quebec on 6th November 1696 5

Jourdain Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Thomas Jourdain, son of Daniel and Marguerite, who married Anne Fontaine, daughter of Louis and Marie-Madeleine, in Quebec on 24th April 1702 5
• Pierre Jourdain, son of Pierre and Catherine, who married Marie Crète, daughter of Jean and Marguerite, in Quebec on 9th January 1706 5
• Guillaume-Alexandre Jourdain, son of Guillaume and Jeanne, who married Angélique Roy, daughter of Yves and Marie, in Montreal, Quebec on 24th November 1709 5
• François Jourdain, son of Charles and Catherine, who married Geneviève Benoit, daughter of Etienne and Nicole, in Montreal, Quebec on 7th January 1712 5
• Louis Jourdain, son of Jean and Michelle, who married Barbe Boucher, daughter of Pierre and Marie, in Lévis, Quebec on 8th February 1712 5
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• Theodore Jourdain, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Princeton, Virginia, 1839-40 6
• Roger Jourdain, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984 6
• Kevin A. Jourdain (b. 1972), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004, 2008 6