Mesnard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Mesnard family

The surname Mesnard was first found in Champagne, where this family established itself in earlier times.

Early History of the Mesnard family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mesnard research. Another 159 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1570, 1574, 1585, 1605, 1623, 1641, 1644, 1652, 1661, 1662, 1682, 1685, 1698, 1822, 1876 and 1901 are included under the topic Early Mesnard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mesnard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Menard, Ménard, Mesnard, Meynard, Menardeau, Ménardeau, Menardot, Ménardot, Menardault, Ménardault, Menardaut, Ménardaut, Menardauld, Ménardauld, Menardaud, Ménardaud, Menardier, Ménardier, Menardière, Ménardière and many more.

Early Notables of the Mesnard family

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Mesnard Ranking

In France, the name Mesnard is the 3,092^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Mesnard migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mesnard Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Madeleine Mesnard, who landed in New York in 1698 2

Mesnard Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Mesnard, who landed in New York in 1745 2
Philippes Mesnard, who arrived in Louisiana in 1756

Mesnard migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mesnard Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Louis Mesnard, who arrived in Canada in 1642
Mr. Pierre Mesnard, (b. 1634), aged 22, French labourer travelling to Canada to work for François Peron, arriving on 11th April 1656 3

Mesnard migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Mesnard Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Mesnard, aged 21, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Oliver Lang" in 1856

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)
Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/