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Where did the French Duchatelier family come from? What is the French Duchatelier family crest and coat of arms? When did the Duchatelier family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Duchatelier family history? The Medieval culture once found in the northwestern region of France known as Brittany is the soil from which the many generations of the Duchatelier family have grown. The name Duchatelier was given to a member of the family who was a governor or steward of a castle having derived from the Old French word "castelain," which referred to some of that profession.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 Duchatelier is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Chatelain, Chatelaine, Chatellain, Chatellaine, Chattelain, Chattelaine, Chattellain, Chattellaine, Chatelains, Chatelaines, de Chatelain, du Chatelain, Châtelain, Châtelaine, Châtellain, Châtellaine, Châtelains, Châtelaines, Chastelain, Castelain and many more. First found in Brittany, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duchatelier research. Another 169 words(12 lines of text) covering the years 1403, 1475, 1500, 1829, and 1848 are included under the topic Early Duchatelier History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Duchatelier Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. France finally gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the 1700s. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and 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, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 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 the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Duchatelier were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Duchatelier were P.H. Chatelain settled in New Orleans in 1822; Antoine Chatelaine settled in Quebec in 1750 from Champagne; Francois Chatelaine settled in Quebec in 1722 from Ile-de-France..
The Duchatelier Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Duchatelier 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 13:26. ©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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