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![Show Contents]() La Coursiere History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the La Coursiere familyThe surname La Coursiere was first found in Languedoc. Early History of the La Coursiere familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our La Coursiere research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1525, 1568, 1879, 1892, 1911, 1914, 1930 and 1935 are included under the topic Early La Coursiere History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. La Coursiere 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 La Coursiere, including Lacourse, Lacour, Lacoursier, Cours, La Cours, De Cours, Course, Coursier, Courcier, Courcière, Coursière, La Courcière, La Coursière, Lacourciere, Lacourcière, Lacoursiere and many more. Early Notables of the La Coursiere familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was Maurice-Louis-Alexandre Coursier, a general. Born in Reims in 1879, he became a captain in 1911 and was in charge of heavy artillery during fighting in 1914. He was made a Colonel in 1930 and commander of the 107th regiment...
Another 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early La Coursiere Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. La Coursiere RankingIn Quebec, Canada, the name La Coursiere is the 848th most popular surname. 1
 La Coursiere migration to Canada | + |
In the 1700s, land incentives were finally given out by France to 2,000 migrants. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. 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 the treaty of Utrecht, Acadia were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name La Coursiere were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name La Coursiere were La Coursiere Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- François Lacoursière worked in Grand Pré, Quebec in 1861
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- Nathan LaCoursiere, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2000 2
- Jacques Lacoursière CM CQ (1932-2021), Canadian TV host, author and historian, born in Shawinigan, Quebec
- Jacques Lacoursiere, Canadian judge at the Superior Court of Quebec and lives in Trois-Rivières
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La Coursiere migration to Canada 
