Vasseur History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Vasseur family

The surname Vasseur was first found in île-de-France where they held a family seat in the honour of Neuilly, d'Ouville and Sailly.

Although the family centered was around Paris and Ponthieu, by the 14th century they had acquired interests and estates in Touraine and Maine to the west, and Artois and Holland to the east. They achieved nobility as Marquis and distinguished themselves in the 16th and 17th century aristocracy. In Artois the family achieved the distinction of nobility as the Marquis d'Esquelbecque, seated at Guernonval. They were also seated in Bambecque in Artois. In this province they were the seigneurs de Valhoun in 1547.

In Touraine, they became the Marquis d'Ardinais seated at Cognée, and this branch also produced the Marquis de Thouars. In Maine and Brittany they became the Marquis de St. Vrain in February 1658. They also branched to Picardy. Notable was Emille Levasseur, a French Engineer, 1844-1897. Prominent in the French Revolution were Louis Levasseur, arrested in connection with Dillon plot, July 1793; René Levasseur who provided evidence for the arrest of Vincent and Ronsin.

Jean Levasseur, born in 1622, son of Noel and Geneviève (née Ganche), was a French sculptor that married Marguerite Richard, daughter of Nicolas and Jeanne (née Bonnet), in France on 23rd April 1645. They settled in Quebec along with their two sons in 1651. After arriving in Canada they had ten more children together. They remained in Quebec until Jean's death on 31st August 1686. Marguerite passed away at L'Ancienne-Lorette on 20th April 1708. 1

Early History of the Vasseur family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vasseur research. Another 29 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1605, 1671, 1681, 1688, 1730 and 1748 are included under the topic Early Vasseur History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Vasseur Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lavasseur, LaVasseur, LeVasseur, de Vasseur, Vasseur, Levasort, Levaseux, Levasseur, Levassor, Levassort, Vavasour, Levazeux and many more.

Early Notables of the Vasseur family

Notable amongst the family was

François Vavasseur (1605-1681), a French Jesuit humanist and controversialist
Louis Levasseur (1671-1748), French-Canadian scrivener in Lower Canada

Vasseur Ranking

In France, the name Vasseur is the 127^th most popular surname with an estimated 23,137 people with that name. 2

Vasseur migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vasseur Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Michel Vasseur, who settled in Florida in 1564
Nicolas Vasseur, who settled in Florida in 1564

Vasseur Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacques Vasseur, aged 20, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 3
Marie Vasseur, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 3

Vasseur Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

L. Vasseur, who settled in America in 1843
Louis Vasseur, who arrived in America in 1843
J S Vasseur, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 3

Vasseur Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Alfred Vasseur, aged 45, who landed in America from Ronbaise, France, in 1908
Clemence Vasseur, aged 38, who settled in America from Roubiax, France, in 1909
Carlos Vasseur, aged 34, who landed in America from France, in 1911
Octave Vasseur, aged 2, who settled in America from Rouvroy, France, in 1911
Louise Vasseur, aged 15, who landed in America from Chesnay, France, in 1913
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Contemporary Notables of the name Vasseur (post 1700) +

Philippe Vasseur (b. 1943), French politician, French Minister of Agriculture
Isabelle Vasseur (b. 1959), French politician, member of the National Assembly of France
Alain Vasseur (b. 1948), French professional road bicycle racer
Félix Augustin "Léon" Joseph Vasseur (1844-1917), French composer, organist and conductor
Cédric Vasseur (b. 1970), French professional cyclist
Joseph Le Vasseur Borgia (1773-1839), Canadian lawyer, newspaper owner and politician in Lower Canada
Noel Le Vasseur (1798-1879), Canadian trader and merchant who moved to Bunkum, Illinois in 1818 where he founded a trading post for the American Fur Company
Leo Vasseur, Canadian politician from Alberta, Canada

Citations +

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