Cuvellier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Cuvellier family

Early History of the Cuvellier family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cuvellier research. Another 191 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1766, 1803, 1809, 1813, 1824, 1836, 1847, 1875 and 1876 are included under the topic Early Cuvellier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cuvellier Spelling Variations

Throughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Cuvellier some of which are Cuvelier, Cuvellier, Cuvilier, Cuvillier, Cuveliers, Cuvelliers, Cuviliers and many more.

Early Notables of the Cuvellier family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

• Eugène Cuvellier, who was born in Paris in 1813, and who died in 1875, a commander of the Legion of Honour and a surgeon

Migration of the Cuvellier family

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 Cuvellier 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 Cuvellier were Philippe-Augustin Cuvilliers, the son of Jean-Philippe and Jacqueline Carpentier of Penin, in the diocese of Arras, who married Marie-Anne Chevalier in 1755 in Quebec City, and Augustin Cuvilliers, who married Angé.