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![Show Contents]() Bellemere History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Normandy is the region of ancient France from which the name Bellemere was derived. It comes from when the family lived at Bellamare, in Normandy. Early Origins of the Bellemere familyThe surname Bellemere was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family was first established becoming one of the more notable families of the region. Early History of the Bellemere familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bellemere research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1214, 1588, 1666 and 1777 are included under the topic Early Bellemere History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bellemere Spelling VariationsMost surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Bellemere, including Bellemare, de Bellemare, Bellemere, Bellemaire, Bellemayre, Bellmer, Bellmore and many more. Early Notables of the Bellemere familyAnother 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bellemere Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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France finally gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the 1700s. 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, the Acadians 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 Bellemere were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Bellemere were
Bellemere Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mrs. A. Bellemere, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850
- Miss L. Bellemere, who also arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850
- Mrs. A Bellemere, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 1
- Miss L Bellemere, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 1
- 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)
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Bellemere migration to the United States 
