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![Show Contents]() Chatelaines History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Medieval culture once found in the northwestern region of France known as Brittany is the soil from which the many generations of the Chatelaines family have grown. The name Chatelaines was given to a member of the family who was a governor or steward of a castle having derived from the Old French word "castelain," which referred to some of that profession. Early Origins of the Chatelaines familyThe surname Chatelaines was first found in Brittany, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times. Early History of the Chatelaines familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chatelaines research. Another 106 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1403, 1475, 1500, 1606, 1636, 1684, 1829, 1848 and 1902 are included under the topic Early Chatelaines History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Chatelaines Spelling VariationsOne can encounter great variation in the spelling of French surnames; in part, as spelling, and the spelling names was not yet standardized during the early development of the written French language. Later, there was much branching and movement of families, and spellings would change according to region. Variations of the name Chatelaines include Chatelain, Chatelaine, Chatellain, Chatellaine, Chattelain, Chattelaine, Chattellain, Chattellaine, Chatelains, Chatelaines, de Chatelain, du Chatelain, Châtelain, Châtelaine, Châtellain, Châtellaine, Châtelains, Châtelaines, Chastelain, Castelain and many more. Early Notables of the Chatelaines familyMore information is included under the topic Early Chatelaines Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Chatelaines familyImmigration to New France was slow; therefore, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. 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 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Chatelaines has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Chatelaines were P.H. Chatelain settled in New Orleans in 1822; Antoine Chatelaine settled in Quebec in 1750 from Champagne; Francois Chatelaine settled in Quebec in 1722 from Ile-de-France..
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