|
![Show Contents]() Morrel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Morrel familyThe surname Morrel was first found in Brittany, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times. Members of this distinguished family were the Lords of numerous fiefdoms and seigniories, such as Aubignosc, le Castellard, le Chaffaut, Château-neuf-sous-Volonne, l'Escale, Mallemoisson, Riaud, Sieyes, Thoard-le-Noble and Valbonnette. On May 10, 1836, Charles Nicolas Auguste of Châteauneuf-Randon, Marquis of Apchier, authorized his son-in-law, Mr. Morel of La Colombe of La Chapelle, to take his name, title and Coat of Arms of Châteauneuf-Randon of Apchier, and a Royal ordinance authorized the changes and addition to Mr. Morel's name. Étienne Morel, born in 1632, son of Vincent and Marguerite, travelled from Normandy to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Catherine Patou, born in 1642, daughter of Abel and Marie, on 9th January 1663. 1 Early History of the Morrel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morrel research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1280, 1505, 1564, 1640, 1645, 1651, 1669, 1670, 1683, 1690 and 1716 are included under the topic Early Morrel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Morrel Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Morel, Morelle, Morelles, Morels, Moral, Moralle, Moralles, Morals, Morrel, Morral, Morralle and many more. Early Notables of the Morrel familyAnother 50 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Morrel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Morrel migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Morrel Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Daniel Morrel U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1784 2
| Morrel migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3Morrel Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Nicholas Morrel, who settled in Barbados with his wife, son in 1679
- Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
|
Morrel migration to Canada 
Morrel migration to West Indies 
England
France
