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Where did the French Duplessis family come from? What is the French Duplessis family crest and coat of arms? When did the Duplessis family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Duplessis family history?
Noble surnames, such as Duplessis, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Duplessis, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Maine. In France, 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 Duplessis family originally derived its surname from the place-name Plessis, which was in Maine.
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- First settlers to North America
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Duplessis, Duplesis, Duplessi, Du Plessis, Duplessy, Du Plessy and many more.First found in Maine.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Duplessis. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Duplessis Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Charles-Denis Duplessis married in America in 1742
- Marie Duplessis, aged 47, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1785
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- Armand Jean du Plessis (1585-1642), French ecclesiastic
- Duke Du Plessis, Vice-President of resource technology division, Alberta research council, since 1992
- Raymond duPlessis, law clerk and member of the parliamentary counsel to the Senate of Canada
- Suzanne Duplessis, Member of Parliament and is secretary to the minister for external relations and international development
- Maurice Duplessis (1890-1959), Canadian politician (1936-1939), Premier of Quebec (1944-1959)
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- Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
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- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
- Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
- Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
- Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
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