Philippe 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 Philippe were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Philippe were

Philippe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Friedrich Philippe, who arrived in Texas in 1846 2
• Henry Philippe, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Philippe Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

• Laurent Philippe, son of Charles and Marie, who married Charlotte Giguère, daughter of Robert and Aymée, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec on 11th October 1669 3
• Jean Philippe, son of Nicolas and Marie, who married Catherine Galerneau, daughter of Jacques and Jacqueline, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 30th July 1685 3
• Raymond-René Philippe, son of Philippe and Marie, who married Marie Aubuchon, daughter of Jean and Marguerite, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 20th September 1698 3

Philippe Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Bernard Philippe, son of Jacques and Marie-Anne, who married Anne Gallien, daughter of Robert and Anne, in Montreal, Quebec on 18th March 1712 3
• Jacques Philippe, son of Jean and Catherine, who married Marie-Angélique Bodin, daughter of Pierre and Angélique, in Quebec on 17th June 1715 3
• Jean-Baptiste Philippe, son of Jean and Catherine, who married Marie Letard, daughter of François and Marthe, in Boucherville, Quebec on 5th November 1731 3
• Louis-Jacques Philippe, son of Jacques and Marie-Angélique, who married Marie-Louise Martel, daughter of Pierre and Marguerite, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 18th October 1751 3

• Claude-Jean Philippe (1933-2016), born Claude Nahon, French film critic, essayist, diarist, director, and producer
• Jean Philippe Bunau-Varilla (1859-1940), French engineer who was prominently involved in the building of the Panama Canal, contributor and motivator in the "Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty"
• Georges Philippe Saboureux, de Fontenay, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
• Charles Philippe Ronsin, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
• Jacques Philippe Ottavi, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6
• Nicolas Philippe Guye, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 7
• Jacques Philippe Desemery, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 8
• Jacques Philippe Bonnaud, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 9
• Jacques Philippe Avice, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 10
• Jean Philippe Rolin (1949-1988), French writer and journalist, recipient of the Albert Londres Prize for journalism in 1988