Collette History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Collette familyThe surname Collette was first found in Champagne, where the family was anciently established. Early History of the Collette familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Collette 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 Collette History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Collette 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 Collette, including Collé, Collet, Collette, Colletet and others. Early Notables of the Collette familyAnother 49 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Collette Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Collette RankingIn the United States, the name Collette is the 4,857th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Collette is ranked the 2,889th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2
French settlers came early to North American, following in the wake of the explorers, and creating New France. Quebec City, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain is said to have been the first American site founded as a permanent settlement, rather than as just a commercial outpost. But emigration was slow, in 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 French people in Quebec, and by 1663, when the region was officially made The Royal Colony of New France, by Louis XIV, there still only around 500 settlers. Over 2,000 would arrive during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted immigrants, both noble and commoner from France. By 1675, there were around 7000 French in the colony, and by that 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. Despite the loss of the Colony to England, the French people flourished in Lower Canada. Among settlers to North America of the Collette surname were Collette Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
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: Collette Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
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