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Early Origins of the Dula family

The surname Dula was first found in Dauphine.

Early History of the Dula family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dula research. The years 1706, 1737, 1762, 1781, 1802, 1805, 1850, 1857 and 1865 are included under the topic Early Dula History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dula Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dulac, Dulau, Dulacq and others.

Early Notables of the Dula family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Joseph Dulac, Captain of artillery in Chambery around 1706
  • Jean-Baptiste Dulau was a count and Lieutenant-General around 1737
  • Arnauld Dulau was a Benedictine monk in Landes around 1762
  • Antoine-Edouard-Philippe Dulac went into the military in 1781 and earned the decoration of Officer of the Legion of Honour, and was late made a Cavalier of Saint-Louis by Louis XVIII. He later became...
  • Jean-Baptiste-Clement Dulac was a politician around 1805, and became commissioner of the provisory government of the region of Dordogne. He was also the librarian at the School of fine arts (beaux-art...
  • Constant Dulau was a lawyer in 1857
  • Charles-Marie Dulac, of a family of artists, was a painter and lithographer in Paris in 1865

Migration of the Dula family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Guillaume Dulac, who married in 1746 in Longue-Pointe, Quebec; Charles DuLac married in 1781 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.; Alexis Dulac lived in Berthier in 1861.


Contemporary Notables of the name Dula (post 1700) +

  • Thomas C. Dula (1845-1868), American Confederate soldier who was convicted of murdering Laura Foster; his life story inspired the folk song "Tom Dooley" which has been recorded by The Kingston Trio in 1958


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