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Origins Available: Borderlands, English, French, Italian Where did the French Belle family come from? What is the French Belle family crest and coat of arms? When did the Belle family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Belle family history? The surname Belle was first used as a surname by the people of ancient French region of Gascogne. It was a name for a person distinguished by great physical beauty. Interestingly, the name Belle was originally derived from the Old French words la belle, which means beautiful.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 Belle include Lebel, LeBel, LaBelle, Belle, Bell, Labelle, Label, LaBell, LaBel, LeBelle, LeBaile, LaBaile, Lebaile and many more. First found in Gascogne where they held a family seat in the honor of the seigneurie of De Labels, a village in the Basses-Pyrénées in the arrondisement of de Mauléon. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Belle research. Another 125 words(9 lines of text) covering the years 1573, 1650, 1674, 1703, and 1734 are included under the topic Early Belle History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 40 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Belle Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Immigration to New France was slow; therefore, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the 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. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Belle has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Belle were Belle Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
Belle Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
Belle Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Belle Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Belle Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:44. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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