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![Show Contents]() Grillon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The history of the Grillon family goes back to the Medieval landscape of northern France, to that coastal region known as Normandy. It is derived from the family living in Normandy. Early Origins of the Grillon familyThe surname Grillon was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy. Early History of the Grillon familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grillon research. The years 1630, 1632, 1714, 1723, 1748, 1767, 1770, 1773, 1793, 1794, 1829, 1871 and 1912 are included under the topic Early Grillon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Grillon Spelling VariationsFrench surnames were subject to numerous spelling alterations depending on the region and time it was used. The early development of the French language relied heavily on borrowing elements and grammar from other languages. For example, Old French was infused with Germanic words and sounds when barbarian tribes invaded and settled in France after the fall of the Roman Empire. Middle French also borrowed heavily from the Italian language during the Renaissance. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Grillon is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Grignard, Grignon, Grignaud and others. Early Notables of the Grillon familyNotable amongst the family in this period was Jacques Grignon, born in Paris in 1630, an engraver of religious subjects and portraits. François Adhémar de Monteil, Comte de Grignan (1632-1714), was a French aristocrat, and Lieutenant-Governor of Provence. Pierre-Clement Grignon, born in 1723, son of Pierre, an alderman, and of Marie-Anne Marisy, established himself, after a solid scientific education in Paris, as master blacksmith in Bayard (Haute-Marne). Louis Grignon, born in 1748, was a general. A rifleman in the regiment of the French Guard in 1767, he served in the...
Another 89 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Grillon Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Grillon RankingIn France, the name Grillon is the 3,306th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1
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In the 1700s, land incentives were finally given out by France to 2,000 migrants. 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, Acadia 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 Grillon were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Grillon were
Grillon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Marie Grillon, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 2
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- 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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Grillon migration to the United States 
