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Where did the French Dujardin family come from? What is the French Dujardin family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dujardin family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dujardin family history? The name Dujardin was formed many centuries ago in France during the Dark Ages in that northern western region known as Brittany. It was a name typically given to a vegetable gardener. It translates as of the gardens, and was given to the person in charge of growing edible produce.Most surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Dujardin, including Desjardin, Desjardins, DesJardin, DesJardins, Desjardines, DesJardines, Déjardin, Déjardins, Dujardin, DuJardin, Desjardains, Desjardain, Déjardain, DéJardien, Déjerdin, Desjerdin, Desjerdins, Déjerdins, Déjerdain, Déjerdains, Le Jardin, Les Jardins, Lesjardins, Jardin, Jardines, Desjerdin and many more. First found in Brittany, where this distinguished family first established itself as one of the most prestigious families of the region. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dujardin research. Another 265 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1533, 1631, 1683, 1814, 1859, and 1894 are included under the topic Early Dujardin History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 73 words(5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dujardin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. By 1643 there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Since immigration was slow, 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 Dujardin 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 Dujardin were Dujardin Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
Dujardin Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Dujardin Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dujardin 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 February 2012 at 22:02. ©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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