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Where did the French Delorme family come from? What is the French Delorme family crest and coat of arms? When did the Delorme family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Delorme family history? The French region of Forez is where Delorme was first used as a surname. Delorme was a name for a person who lived near an elm tree, having derived its orgin from the Old French word orme, meaning elm tree.The many different spellings of French surnames can be partially explained by the use of local dialects and by the influence of other languages during the early development of the French language. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Delorme is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Delorme, DeLorme, Delormes, DeLormes, Delourmes, DeLourmes, Delormeau, Dorme, de l'Orme, De l'Orme and many more. First found in Forez, where the family had an integral role in the social and cultural aspects of the region. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Delorme research. Another 355 words(25 lines of text) covering the years 1510, 1570, 1613, 1650, 1650 and 137. are included under the topic Early Delorme History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Delorme Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec, in 1663 there were only 500, 2,000 migrants arrived 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 migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. 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. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many distinguished contributions have been made by members of this family name Delorme. It has been prominent in the arts, religion, politics and culture in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Delorme were Delorme Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
Delorme Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
Delorme Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Delorme Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Delorme 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 26 April 2012 at 15:43. ©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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