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Early Origins of the Collet family

The surname Collet was first found in Champagne, where the family was anciently established.

Early History of the Collet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Collet research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1598, 1628, 1640, 1659, 1680, 1696, 1709, 1759, 1789 and 1809 are included under the topic Early Collet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Collet Spelling Variations

The many different spellings of French surnames can be partially explained by the use of local dialects and by the influence of other languages during the early development of the French language. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Collet is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Collé, Collet, Collette, Colletet and others.

Early Notables of the Collet family

Notable amongst the family during this period was

Guillaume Colletet (1598-1659), a French poet and a founder member of the Académie française, father of François Colletet
François Colletet (1628-1680), a French poet, son of Guillaume Colletet
Ferdinand-Marie Collet (1759-1809), a military serviceman

Collet Ranking

In France, the name Collet is the 131^st most popular surname with an estimated 22,817 people with that name. 1

Collet migration to the United States +

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Collet has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Collet were

Collet Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jon, Collet Jr., who arrived in Virginia in 1653 2
Sam Collet, who arrived in Virginia in 1653 2
Jer Collet, who arrived in Virginia in 1653 2
Jon Collet, who landed in Virginia in 1654 2
John Collet, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1682 2
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Collet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Michel Collet, who landed in New York in 1709 2
Abraham Collet, who landed in America in 1780 2

Collet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Collet, aged 30, who landed in Missouri in 1846 2
Matthias Collet, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1846 2
Franz Collet, who arrived in America in 1853 2
Jean Pierre Collet, aged 41, who arrived in New York in 1854 2

Collet migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Collet Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jeanne Collet, who landed in Montreal in 1668
Jean Collet, son of Nicolas and Marguerite, who married Jeanne Deschards, daughter of Pierre-Claude and Jeanne, in Montreal, Quebec on 16th February 1668 3
Jean Collet, son of Nicolas and Marguerite, who married Élisabeth Lefebvre, daughter of Pierre and Jeanne, in Batiscan, Quebec on 13th January 1687 3
Jean Collet, son of Nicolas and Marguerite, who married Marguerite Aubé, daughter of Jean and Marguerite, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 19th October 1688 3

Collet Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mathieu-Benoit Collet, who married Élisabeth Denis in Quebec City in 1713
Mathieu-Benoit Collet, son of Benoit and Antoinette, who married Élisabeth Denis, daughter of Paul and Louise-Madeleine, in Quebec on 7th January 1713 3
Joseph Collet, son of Pierre-Joseph and Marguerite, who married Marie-Françoise Alard, daughter of Georges and Marie-Marguerite, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 26th April 1728 3
Joseph Collet, who married Marie-Françoise Alard in 1728 in Charlesbourg, Quebec
Noel Collet, son of Pierre-Joseph and Marguerite, who married Marguerite Dorion, daughter of Pierre and Jeanne-Andrée, in Quebec on 21st November 1735 3
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Collet migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Collet Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mrs. Elizabeth Collet, (b. 1826), aged 32, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Indiana" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 28th November 1858 4
Mr. Samuel Collet, (b. 1832), aged 26, British carpenter travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Indiana" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 28th November 1858 4
Miss Amanda E. Collet, (b. 1853), aged 5, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Indiana" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 28th November 1858 4
Mr. Ernest Collet, (b. 1853), aged 5, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Indiana" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 28th November 1858 4
Mr. George Collet, (b. 1855), aged 3, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Indiana" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 28th November 1858 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Collet (post 1700) +

Christopher Collet (b. 1968), American actor
Philippe Collet (b. 1963), retired French pole vaulter
Robert Collet (b. 1948), French thoroughbred racehorse trainer
Cédric Collet (b. 1984), French football midfielder
Major-General Philibert Collet (1896-1945), French General Officer Commanding Pyrenees Frontier (1945) 5
Mark Wilkes Collet (1826-1863), US Civil War officer
Sir Wilfred Collet KCMG (1856-1929), British colonial administrator
Sir Mark Collet (1816-1905), 1st Baronet, English merchant, banker and baronet
Henri Collet (1885-1951), French composer and music critic
Montagu Collet Norman (1871-1950), English financier and governor of the Bank of England from 1920 to 1944, he was made the 1st Baron Norman of St. Clere in 1944

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Philibert Collet. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Collet/Philibert/France.html