Piette History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Piette family

The surname Piette was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times. One of the earliest records of the family was that of Jean Pitard (c.1228-1315), French royal surgeon to Louis IX, Philip the Bold and Philip the Fair of France.

Early History of the Piette family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Piette research. Another 141 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1453, 1654, 1656, 1662, 1668, 1695, 1708, 1721, 1740, 1767, 1771 and 1846 are included under the topic Early Piette History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Piette Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pittard, Pitard, Pittart, Pitart, Pithart, Pithard, Pitteux, Piteux, Pitton, Piton, Pithon, Python, Pittet, Pitet, Pitou, Pitoux, Pitault, Piteau, Pitot, Pitaud and many more.

Early Notables of the Piette family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708), a French botanist, notable as the first to make a clear definition of the concept of genus for plants...
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Piette Ranking

In France, the name Piette is the 3,035^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Piette migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Piette Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John B. P. Piette, who settled in Oregon in 1855
Joseph Piette, who settled in Wisconsin sometime between 1856 and 1870
Marie Piette, who settled in Wisconsin sometime between 1856 and 1870
Marie Therese Piette, who settled in Wisconsin in 1880

Piette migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Piette Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jean Piette, who settled in Quebec in 1665
Marguerite Chemereau Piette, who arrived in Sorel, Quebec sometime between 1668 and 1681

Piette Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Pierre Piette, son of Jean and Marguerite, who married Marie-Jacqueline Harel, daughter of Jean and Marie, in Sorel, Quebec on 22nd November 1700 2
Jean-Baptiste Piette, son of Jean and Marguerite, who married Louise Guignard, daughter of Pierre and Françoise, in La Visitation-de-l'île-Dupas, Quebec on 15th April 1706 2
Antoine Piette, son of Jean and Marguerite, who married Marie Boucher, daughter of Charles and Marguerite-Agnès, in Sorel, Quebec on 2nd May 1711 2
Jean-Baptiste Piette, son of Pierre and Marie-Jacqueline, who married Françoise Pelletier, daughter of Michel and Françoise, in Sorel, Quebec on1st February 1735 2
Jean Piette, son of Antoine and Marie, who married Marguerite Guibaut, daughter of Louis and Marie-Anne, in Berthier, Quebec on 10th January 1757 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Piette (post 1700) +

Daniel J. Piette (b. 1957), American businessperson, Chief Executive Officer of Bell Geospace, CEO of OpenSpirit Corporation
Ludovic Piette -Montfoucault (1826-1878), French Impressionist painter
Édouard Louis Stanislas Piette (1827-1906), French archaeologist and prehistorian from Aubigny-les-Pothée
Jacques Piette (1916-1990), French politician who represented the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) in the National Assembly from 1956 to 1958
Maurice Piette (1923-1932), Monaco politician, 3rd Minister of State of Monaco
Josly Piette (b. 1943), Belgian politician and former trade unionist, member of the Centre démocrate humaniste
Albert Piette (b. 1960), Belgian anthropologist from Namur, Belgium, professor at Paris West University Nanterre La Défense
Samuel Piette (b. 1994), Canadian soccer player who plays for the Montreal Impact

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.