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Jean Family Crest
Jean Family Crest
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Where did the French Jean family come from? What is the French Jean family crest and coat of arms? When did the Jean family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Jean family history?

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Changes 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 Jean, including Saint Jean, Jean, Geon, Jeans, Jeane, Geans, Gen, Le Jean, Des Jeans, De La Geon, Saint-Jon, Saint-Geans and many more.

First found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jean research. Another 382 words(27 lines of text) covering the years 1202, 1234, 1400, 1440, 1540, 1551, 1607, 1667, 1669, 1723, and 1800 are included under the topic Early Jean History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 25 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Jean Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Jean has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Jean were

Jean Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • René Jean settled with his wife Marguerite Pepin in Louisiana in 1719
  • Rene Jean, aged 52, landed in Louisiana in 1719
  • Jean Antoine Jean settled in Louisiana in 1752
  • Pierre Joseph Jean settled in Louisiana in 1752
  • Pierre Armin Jean settled in Philadelphia in 1753


Jean Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Jean Christophe Grand Jean, who landed in New York in 1833
  • Lertel Jean, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1844
  • Zilliox Jean, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1846
  • Peter Gustavus Saint Jean settled in Philadelphia in 1848
  • Joseph Jean, aged 23, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1850

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  1. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  2. Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
  3. De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
  4. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  5. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
  6. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  7. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  8. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  9. Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
  10. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
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The Jean Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Jean 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.

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