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![Show Contents]() Ballon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Ballon name comes from that Medieval landscape of northwestern France known as Brittany. The name Ballon was originally derived from the family having lived in Brittany, where this distinguished family was established from ancient times. Early Origins of the Ballon familyThe surname Ballon was first found in Brittany, where this distinguished family was established from ancient times. Early History of the Ballon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ballon research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1397, 1701, 1711, 1732, 1777, 1834 and 1893 are included under the topic Early Ballon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ballon Spelling VariationsOne 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 Ballon include Bal, Balle, Ball, Balard, Balart, Baland, Balland, Balet, Ballet, Ballot, Balot, Ballon, Balon, Ballou and many more. Early Notables of the Ballon familyAnother 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ballon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Ballon migration to the United States | + |
French 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 Ballon surname were
Ballon Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Joe Ballon, who landed in Arkansas in 1903 1
- Samuel Ballon, who arrived in Mississippi in 1905 1
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Ballon Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Mr. Louis Ballon, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 4th April 1667 2
Ballon Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Margaret Ballon, aged 29, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the ship "Britannia" from Sligo, Ireland
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- Hilary Ballon, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996, 2004 3
- Richard Ballon Goldbloom OC ONS (1924-2021), Canadian pediatrician, university professor, 5th Chancellor of Dalhousie University
- 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/
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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