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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Marguerite, Margeride, Margaride, Margalide, Margerit, Marguerie, Marguery, Margry, Margrette, Margeridon, Marguerin, Margeron, Margulius, Margotin, Marguet and many more.

First found in Languedoc, in the south of France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Nimes and Toulouse and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Margaret research. Another 100 words(7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Margaret History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Margaret Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Margaret Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • James Margaret, who landed in Virginia in 1655
  • Henry Margaret, who arrived in Virginia in 1664

Margaret Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Mary Margaret, aged 34, landed in Mobile, Ala in 1851
  • M Margaret, aged 35, arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1852

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  • Saint Clitherow Margaret (1556-1586), religious called "The Pearl of York"


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  1. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  2. D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
  3. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  4. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
  5. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  6. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
  7. Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).
  8. de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
  9. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  10. Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
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The Margaret Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Margaret 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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