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Where did the French Choquette family come from? What is the French Choquette family crest and coat of arms? When did the Choquette family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Choquette family history?

The original bearer of the name Choquette, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful French region of Artois. In Artois, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Choquette family originally lived in Choques, a village in Pas-de-Calais, in the district of Béthune.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Choque, Choques, Choquet, Choquette, Chocquart and many more.

First found in Artois, where the family was established in Choques, a village in Pas-de-Calais, in the district of Béthune.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Choquette research. Another 153 words(11 lines of text) covering the years 1580, 1623, 1646, 1712, 1743, 1747, 1790, 1806, 1813, 1844, and 1873 are included under the topic Early Choquette History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 33 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Choquette Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Choquette Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Wilfrid Choquette, aged 22, who settled in America from Rome, in 1904
  • Elias W. Choquette, aged 36, who emigrated to the United States, in 1914
  • Clarence Choquette, aged 39, who landed in America, in 1924

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  • Gilbert Choquette, French-Canadian author from Montreal
  • Alexander "Buck" Choquette (1830-1898), French-Canadian prospector and adventurer, discoverer in 1861 of the gold strike which led to the Stikine Gold Rush
  • Auguste Choquette (b. 1932), French-Canadian Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons
  • Fernand Choquette CC (1895-1975), French-Canadian Quebec MNA and judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal from 1956 until 1970
  • Hector Choquette (1884-1959), French-Canadian politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA)
  • Jérôme Choquette (b. 1928), French-Canadian lawyer and politician in Quebec
  • Michel Choquette (b. 1938), French-Canadian humorist


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The Choquette Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Choquette 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.

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