Parant History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Parant family

The surname Parant was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Norman influence of English history dominated after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. The family name was first referenced in the 12th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Parant family

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Parant Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Parent, Parrent, Perent, Parrant, Pearent and many more.

Early Notables of the Parant family

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Parant Ranking

In France, the name Parant is the 4,570^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Parant migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Parant Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Cornelius Parant, who landed in New Jersey in 1754 2

Parant migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Parant Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Pierre Parant, son of André and Marie, who married Jeanne Badeau, daughter of Jacques and Anne, in Quebec on 9th February 1654 3
Jacques Parant, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Geneviève Chevalier, daughter of René and Jeanne, in Quebec on 1st February 1677 3
Pierre Parant, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Marguerite Baugis, daughter of michel and Madeleine, in Beauport, Quebec on 23rd November 1683 3
Jean Parant, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Marie La Vallée, daughter of Pierre and Marie-Thérèse, in Beauport, Quebec on 10th February 1687 3
Mathurin Parant, son of Thomas and Marie, who married Jeanne Boucher, daughter of François and Anne, in Montreal, Quebec on 12th January 1688 3
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Parant Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jacques Parant, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Marie Bélanger, daughter of Nicolas and Marie, in Beauport, Quebec on 9th November 1705 3
Antoine Parant, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Marie-Barbe Trudel, daughter of Nicolas and Barbe, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 16th April 1708 3
Jean-Baptiste Parant, son of Michel and Marie-Anne, who married Marie-Jeanne Guay, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Marie-Agnès, in Quebec on 27th November 1713 3
Charles Parant, son of Mathurin and Jeanne, who married Marguerite Cesire, daughter of Claude and Marie, in Quebec on 23rd November 1715 3
André Parant, son of Jean-François and Marie-Marguerite, who married Marie-Louise Brassard, daughter of Louis and Simone, in Beauport, Quebec on 1st March 1718 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Parant (post 1700) +

Barthélémy Étienne Parant, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, June 16) Barthélémy Parant. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html