Tetro History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Tetro family

The surname Tetro was first found in Brittany (French: Bretagne).

Louis Tetreau, born in 1634, son of Mathurin and Marie, travelled from St.Martin in Poitou, France to Canada in the 17th century. Louis is recorded as a domestic servant for the Jesuit Fathers in 1662. After arriving in Quebec he married Natalie Landreau at Trois-Rivières on 9th June 1663. Louis and Natalie are recorded as living in Trois-Rivières until 1667, and after that they moved to Hertel around 1669. They had one son, Claude, who was killed at Montreal in September 1695. Louis passed away four years later at Champlain on 22nd June 1699. 1

Early History of the Tetro family

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Tetro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tetreault, Tetrel, Tetreau, Tetrault, Tétrault and many more.

Early Notables of the Tetro family

Notable amongst this name at this time was many individuals in Canada, such as Peter Tetreault, a shoemaker in Saint-Charles, Quebec in 1851; Bénoni Tetreault was a farmer in Versailles, Quebec in 1871; François-Xavier Tetreault was a carpenter in Verchères, Quebec in 1871; Damien Tétrault was a councillor in Sainte-Brigide...
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Migration of the Tetro family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 480 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Most came during the nineteenth century, but a few immigrated earlier, such as Daniel Tetreau, who married in 1694.

The Tetro Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Nil desperandum
Motto Translation: Never despairing.

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print