| ![Show Contents]() Ladue History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France The surname Ladue is an ancient French name from Brittany. It was a name given to a person who was a person who put on the airs and graces of a Duke, or for a servant who worked in the household of a Duke. Early Origins of the Ladue familyThe surname Ladue was first found in Brittany where they held a family seat in the honor of the seigneurie of Blardais, Busnelaye, and Rouvray. By the 13th century they also branched to St. Sulspice in Normandy. Members of the Norman branch became seigneurs, and in this region they held a family seat at Duquerie. The family gradually, over the next three or four centuries, moved eastward to île-de-France, to Hainaut and finally to Flanders (Belgium). In the latter region they held a family seat at Masnuy-St.Pierre, and members of this branch became knights in 1735. In Flanders they were Barons in 1787, just before the revolution, and intermarried with the distinguished family of Miche. In île-de-France they held a family seat at Fontaine. They also acquired estates in Perche, Champagne, Marche, and Gascogne. Jean Leduc, born in 1624, travelled from Ingre, France to Canada in 1652. After arriving in Quebec he worked as a sawyer and he married Marie Soulinie, born in 1631, on 11th November 1652. The Lords of the Isle of Montreal gave Jean an acre of land on 20th August 1655 and this is where he settled with Marie. Jean and Marie had six children together, all boys, that all have many ancestors with the name Leduc in Canada. 1 Early History of the Ladue familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ladue research. The years 1742 and 1777 are included under the topic Early Ladue History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ladue Spelling VariationsThroughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Ladue some of which are Leduc, Laduc, le Duc, Le Du, Ledu, Le Duc, De Ducé and many more. Early Notables of the Ladue familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ladue Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ladue RankingIn the United States, the name Ladue is the 11,681st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 Migration of the Ladue familyFrench 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 Ladue surname were Jean Leduc who arrived in Saint Omer, Quebec, from Perche on the southern border of Normandy in 1652; Antoine-Pierre Leduc arrived in Quebec from Normandy in 1681.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ladue (post 1700) | + |
- Brigadier-General Laurence Knight Ladue (1903-1951), American Deputy Commanding General X Corps (1951) 3
- William Henry Ladue, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Putnam County, 1892 4
- Joshua Ladue, American politician, Member of Missouri State Senate 15th District, 1873-76 4
- John Ladue (1804-1854), American politician, Mayor of Detroit, Michigan, 1850-51 4
- Jay LaDue, American politician, Member of Minnesota State Senate 7th District; Elected 1890 4
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