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Early Origins of the Picher family

The surname Picher was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family was established in Puchay, a parish in the department of Eure, in the district of Andélys.

Early History of the Picher family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Picher research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1603, 1696, 1701, 1749 and 1794 are included under the topic Early Picher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Picher Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Piché, Pichet, Picher, Pichez, Pichey, Pichel, Pichelin, Picherel, Picherot, Pichoir, Pichois, Pichon, Pichonneau, Pichot, Pichoud and many more.

Early Notables of the Picher family

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Migration of the Picher family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jean Pichet, originally of Poitiers, who settled in Ile d'Orléans, where he married Madeleine Leblanc around 1666; Aime Pichon, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719.


Contemporary Notables of the name Picher (post 1700) +

  • John Picher (b. 1972), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1936
  • Arthur G. Picher, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Maine State House of Representatives from Kennebec County (2nd), 1931-32


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