| ![Show Contents]() Jamme History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France The Jamme family can find its origins within the landscape of Medieval France, particularly in that coastal region once known as Normandy. Their name is derived from the given name Binyamin, which means the son of the south, comes from The Bible, which tells that Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob and the father of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Early Origins of the Jamme familyThe surname Jamme was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy. Early History of the Jamme familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jamme research. Another 31 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1696, 1701, 1711, 1723, 1735, 1773, 1850 and 1885 are included under the topic Early Jamme History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Jamme Spelling VariationsChanges of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Jamme, including Benjamin, Jamin, Jamine, Jaminet, Jamet, Jammet, Jammes, Jamme, Jameton, Jamot and many more. Early Notables of the Jamme familyNotable amongst the family in this period was - Alexandre-Auguste Jamme was an intellectual during the eighteenth century...
Jamme RankingIn France, the name Jamme is the 7,692nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 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 Jamme were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Jamme were Jamme Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Jacques Jamme, who arrived in Montreal in 1653
- Pierre Jamme married in Lachine, Quebec in 1690
Jamme Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Marie-Madeleine Jamme married in 1716 in Pointe-Claire, Quebec
- Angelique Jamme married in 1753 in Pointe-Claire, Quebec
- Marie Jamme married in Pointe-Claire, Quebec in 1760
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Jamme migration to Canada 
