Langone History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Langone family's name is derived from that coastal landscape of Medieval France known as Normandy. Their name originated with an early member who was a Norman resident of English extraction. The name Langlois refers to the Angles, a race who once inhabited England, and after whom the country is named. Rendered l'Anglais in modern French, the name essentially means "the English". 1

Early Origins of the Langone family

The surname Langone was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this distinguished family held a family seat at Motteville, and were members of the aristocracy of that region.

Noel Langlois, born in 1606, was a fisherman and pilot from France that settled in Beauport, Quebec in 1634. He married Françoise Garnier on 25th July 1634 and together they had ten children. After the death of his first wife he married Marie Crevet on 27th July 1666. He died in Beauport on 15th July 1684. Noel is recorded as the first ancestor of the Langlois family. 2

Early History of the Langone family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Langone research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1668 is included under the topic Early Langone History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Langone Spelling Variations

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 Langone include Langlois, Langloi, Langlais, Langlo, Langloys, Langois, L'Angloi, L'Anglais, L'Anglo, L'Angloys, L'Angloi, L'Anglois, Anglois, Angloi, Anglais, Anglo, Angloy and many more.

Early Notables of the Langone family

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Migration of the Langone family

France was active as a cultural leader in the early 16th century. One particular area in which they lead was the exploration of the New World. The explorers, like Jacques Cartier in 1534, led the way to North America. Champlain, in 1608, made the first of twenty voyages to France to attract settlers and brought the first migrant in 1617. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec, and the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Langone has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Langone were Noël Langlois arrived in Quebec in 1634 from Normandy, he was one of the earliest settlers in Quebec; Jean-Baptiste Langlois (1668), Nicholas Langlois (1671), and Jacques Langois (1680), all arrived in Quebec from Normandy.

Contemporary Notables of the name Langone (post 1700) +

Joseph A. Langone Jr. (b. 1896), American Democratic Party politician, Undertaker; Member of Massachusetts State Senate Second Suffolk District, 1933-36 3
Joseph A. Langone, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Massachusetts State House of Representatives Fifth Suffolk District, 1923-24 3
Frederick C. Langone, American politician, Candidate in primary for Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, 1983 3
Clementina Maria Anna Poto Langone (1896-1964), American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948 3

Citations +

Dionne, N.-E., Origine Des Familles Canadiennes-Français. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969. Print.
Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html