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Where did the French Roque family come from? What is the French Roque family crest and coat of arms? When did the Roque family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Roque family history? Languedoc is the region of ancient France from which the name Roque was derived. It comes from when the family lived in La Rocque, in l'Herault, Languedoc.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 Roque, including La Roque, Roque, De Roque, du Roque, Rocque, La Rocque, du Rocque, Larocque, Laroc, Roquebrune and many more. First found in Languedoc where the family has held a family seat since ancient times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Roque research. Another 475 words(34 lines of text) covering the years 1090, 1112, 1132, 1280, 1303, 1372, 1500, 1550, 1581, 1582, and 1620 are included under the topic Early Roque History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Roque Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. 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 Roque were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Roque were Roque Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
Roque Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
The Roque Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Roque 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. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:45. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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