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Early Origins of the Marquet family

The surname Marquet was first found in Languedoc, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Throughout the centuries this ancient family expanded, developed, and grew in size and influence. Due to his great wealth, one of the descendants, Ramond de la Marca, was the primary owner of the possessions of the family. He owned lands that spread from the West Coast up to the river of Ariège and was a most respected person in his community as he contributed prominently to the region's affairs, either political or cultural.

In 1703 Jean Lamarque was the Counsellor at the Tribunal of Appeal in Palmiers. Following the strong tradition of his father, Jean-Samson Lamarque of Saint-Paulet became a famous Lawyer in Parliament in the 18th century. The family held to its beliefs through the years and, being very rich, noble Jean Victor Lamarque became the dominant owner of the fortune and the lands of St-Paulet, of Griffe and of St-Antoine in the 19th century.

Early History of the Marquet family

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Marquet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lamarque, Lamarqua, Marque, Lamarca, de Marca, de la Marque, Marques, Lamarc and many more.

Early Notables of the Marquet family

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Marquet Ranking

In France, the name Marquet is the 426th most popular surname with an estimated 10,019 people with that name. 1


United States Marquet migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marquet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jean Marquet, who landed in Louisiana in 1718-1724 2
Marquet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Camille Marquet, who landed in New York in 1821 2
  • Francisco Marquet, aged 22, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1827 2
  • John Marquet, who arrived in Mississippi in 1876 2
  • Pablo C Marquet, aged 51, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1896 2

Canada Marquet migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marquet Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Mr. Jean Marquet, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 29th March 1637 3
  • Louis Marquet, son of François and Marie, who married Michelle Tessier, daughter of Marc and Jacquette, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 3rd November 1698 4
  • Jacques Marquet, son of François and Marie, who married Louise Guérin, daughter of Clément and Périnne, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 3rd February 1699 4
Marquet Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • François Marquet, son of François and Marie, who married Louise Galarnaux, daughter of Charles and Geneviève, in Quebec on 26th April 1706 4
  • Pierre Marquet, son of François and Louise, who married Marie-Anne Dupuis, daughter of Jean-François and Marguerite, in Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec on 16th November 1734 4
  • François-Regis Marquet, son of François and Louise, who married Thérèse Grenier, daughter of Joseph and Marie-Angélique, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec on 3rd November 1744 4
  • François-Joseph Marquet, son of François and Louise, who married Catherine Beaugrand, daughter of Antoine and Marie-Josephte, in Lanoraie, Quebec on 18th August 1755 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Marquet (post 1700) +

  • Pierre Albert Marquet (1875-1947), French artist

Flight 191
  • Ms Laura Marquet (d. 1979), Belgian passenger from Belgium, who flew aboard American Airlines Flight 191 and died in the crash 5


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)
  3. Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
  4. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
  5. Flight 191's Victims - latimes. (Retrieved 2014, April 16) . Retrieved from http://articles.latimes.com/1985-08-04/news/mn-4349_1_fort-lauderdale-area


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