| ![Show Contents]() Getter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France The ancient people of the French province of Anjou were the first to use the name Getter. Getter was derived from the male given name of Yehuda or Judah, which was the Biblical name of Jacob's eldest son. Early Origins of the Getter familyThe surname Getter was first found in Anjou, a former county, duchy and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France. The first records of the were found in a village in the department of Maine-et-Loire, in the canton and district of Barepéau. Early History of the Getter familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Getter research. Another 41 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Getter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Getter Spelling VariationsChanges of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Getter, including Jetté, Jeté, Jettet, Jetet, Jetter, Jeter, Jettot, Jetot, Jettau, Jetau, Jettaud, Jetaud, Jettaut, Jetaut, Jettaux, Jetaux, Jettauld, Jetauld, Jettault, Jetault, Jettaulx, Jetaulx, Jetteau, Jeteau, Jetteaux, Jeteaux, Jettat, Jetat, Jettas, Jetas, Jettard, Jetard, Jetton, Jeton, Jettin and many more. Early Notables of the Getter familyMore information is included under the topic Early Getter Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Getter migration to the United States | + |
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 Getter 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 Getter were
Getter Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Peter Getter, who landed in America in 1704 1
- Andrew Getter, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 1
Getter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Phil Getter, who arrived in America in 1852 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Getter migration to the United States 
