Pilotte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The Pilotte surname comes from the Old French word "pilot," meaning a "stake," or "pile."

Early Origins of the Pilotte family

The surname Pilotte was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where they held a family seat at Chantrans, and this main stem of the family became a representative of the Bourgogne aristocracy.

Some of the family were found in in Brittany, where the Pillets were Lords of Hericzonnais descended from Pierre, ennobled in 1435, father of Jean, Secretary of the duke.

Early History of the Pilotte family

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Pilotte Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pilot, Pilott, Pilotte, Pillot, Pillott, Pillotte, Pillat, Pilat, Pillate, Pilett, Pilet, Pilette, Pillet, Pillett, Pillette, Piliot, Pilou, Pilote, Piliote, Pilioux, Pilliot, Pillod, Pylot, Pylott, Pylotte, Pyllot, Pyllott and many more.

Early Notables of the Pilotte family

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Pilotte migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pilotte Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Simeon Pilotte, who settled in New York State in 1775
Simeon Pilotte, who landed in New York in 1798 1

Pilotte Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Marino Pilotte, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States, in 1919
Alessandro Pilotte, aged 32, who settled in America from Barrafranca, Caltan., in 1921

Pilotte migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pilotte Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jean Pilotte, son of Léonard and Denise, who married Marie-Françoise Gaudry, daughter of Nicolas and Agnès, in Quebec on 27th June 1678 2
Pierre Pilotte, son of Léonard and Denise, who married Jeanne Brassard, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Jeanne, in Quebec on 11th January 1694 2

Pilotte Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jean Pilotte, son of Jean and Marie-Françoise, who married Catherine Brassard, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Jeanne, in Quebec on 21st October 1710 2
Pierre Pilotte, son of Jean and Marie-Françoise, who married Louise Chalifour, daughter of Paul and Jeanne, in Quebec on 30th September 1716 2
Joseph Pilotte, son of Jean and Marie-Françoise, who married Barbe Rancour, daughter of Joseph and Françoise, in Quebec on 27th July 1726 2
Charles Pilotte, son of Jean and Marie-Françoise, who married Ursule Tremblay, daughter of Michel and Geneviève, in Quebec on 22nd October 1730 2
Jean-Baptiste Pilotte, son of Jean and Catherine, who married Dorothée Bissonnet, daughter of Jacques and Marie, in Saint-Vallier, Quebec on 6th February 1734 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Pilotte (post 1700) +

Jacques Marguerite Pilotte, Baron de La Barolière, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
Richard DD Pilotte, Dental Surgeon, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Andre Pilotte, Dentist, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Citations +

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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, August 12) Jacques Pilotte. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html