Michon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

France finally gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the 1700s. 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, the Acadians 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 Michon were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Michon were

Michon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Marguerite Michon, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 2

Michon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Tekla Michon, aged 26, who arrived in America, in 1892
• Michal Michon, aged 20, who arrived in America, in 1895
• Anna Michon, aged 23, who arrived in America, in 1895

Michon Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Helena Michon, aged 22, who arrived in America from Paris, in 1904
• Maria Michon, aged 23, who arrived in America from Wola Wadowka, Austria, in 1909
• Zofia Michon, aged 17, who arrived in America from Przybyslawice, Galicia, in 1909
• Stanislaw Michon, aged 1, who arrived in America from Podbone, Galizia, in 1913
• Josef Michon, aged 2, who arrived in America from Zdziary, Galicia, in 1913
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Michon Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

• Abel Michon, son of Guillaume and Madeleine, who married Marie Thibodeau, daughter of Mathurin and Marie, in Quebec on 20th January 1699 3

Michon Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Laurent Michon, son of Abel and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Blanchet, daughter of Pierre and Louise, in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec on 9th February 1728 3
• Louis-Augustin Michon, son of Abel and Marie, who married Marthe Blanchet, daughter of Pierre and Louise, in Saint-Thomas, Quebec on 9th April 1731 3
• Charles Michon, son of Abel and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Dufresne, daughter of Pierre and Madeleine, in Saint-Laurent-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 25th October 1735 3
• Jean-Baptiste Michon, son of Abel and Marie, who married Marguerite Lemieux, daughter of Alexis and Élisabeth, in Saint-Thomas, Quebec on 14th January 1737 3
• Guillaume Michon, son of Laurent and Marie-Anne, who married Madeleine Morisset, daughter of Nicolas and Anne, in Saint-Michel, Quebec on 13th February 1753 3
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• Cathryn Michon (b. 1989), American award winning actress, writer and stand-up comic, known for her work in The New Lassie, Cook-Off! (2007) and Muffin Top: A Love Story (2014)
• Louis-Marie Michon (1802-1866), French surgeon, an officer of the Légion d'Honneur
• Jean-Hippolyte Michon (1806-1881), French priest and archaeologist who founded graphology
• Emmanuel Michon (b. 1955), French ice speed skater at the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics
• Stéphane Michon (b. 1974), French Nordic combined skier at the 1994 Winter Olympics
• Jean-Louis Michon (1924-2013), French traditionalist scholar and translator
• Pierre Michon (b. 1945), French writer, best known for his first novel, Small lives (1984)
• Axel Michon (b. 1990), French tennis player on the ATP Challenger Tour
• Mélina Robert- Michon (b. 1979), French two-time gold, silver and bronze medalist discus thrower
• Alex Michon, British contemporary artist