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Early Origins of the Pinel family

The surname Pinel was first found in La Rochelle, where one of the first records of the name was Hélie Pineau who was listed there in 1394.

Several families of the name were found in the region of Fontenay-le Comte and La Chitaigneraie and seem to come from the same stock. At the end of the 15th century, we find Jean Pineau du Breuil-Barret, husband of Sainte de Sallenove.

Early History of the Pinel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pinel research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1394, 1538, 1563, 1638, 1651, 1667, 1709, 1714, 1736, 1752, 1763, 1764, 1776, 1807, 1824, 1861 and 1896 are included under the topic Early Pinel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pinel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pineau, Pinau, Pinaud, Pinel, Pinault, Pineault and others.

Early Notables of the Pinel family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Pierre Paul Antoine Pineau, Marquis de Viennay. The branch from Maillezais produced the distinguished physician Etienne-Gabriel-Hilaire Pineau (1736-1807), who had his moment of fame and published a Memoir on the danger of hasty burials; he had the honor of presenting his work to King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette, who welcomed him with distinction. Jacques Pineau de Viennay (b. 1709) was the Intendent of Strassbourg from 1752-1764. Other early entries for the...
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Pinel Ranking

In France, the name Pinel is the 633^rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,468 people with that name. 1

Pinel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pinel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Antony Pinel, who landed in New York in 1709 2
Charles Pinel, aged 54, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1785 2
Marie Pinel, aged 20, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1785 2

Pinel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Beltran Pinel, who arrived in America in 1815 2

Pinel migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pinel Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Mr. Nicolas Pinel, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 5th April 1645 3
Gilles Pinel, son of Nicolas and Madeleine, who married Anne Leodet, daughter of Nicolas and Isabelle, in Quebec on 2nd September 1657 4
François-Xavier Pinel, son of Gilles and Anne, who married Louise Coutancineau, daughter of Julien and Marie, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 24th November 1687 4
Guillaume Pinel, son of Gilles and Anne, who married Marie-Madeleine Faucher, daughter of Léonard and Marie, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 31st May 1692 4
Pierre Pinel, son of Nicolas and Madeleine, who married Marie-Barbe Dupont, daughter of Gilles and Françoise, in Quebec on 27th November 1692 4
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Pinel Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

François-Xavier Pinel, son of François and Louise, who married Marie-Anne Voyer, daughter of Pierre and Marie-Madeleine, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 5th February 1720 4
Charles-François Pinel, son of François and Louise, who married Marie-Anne Ouellet, daughter of Joseph and Françoise, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec on 15th January 1720 4

Pinel migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Pinel Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Louise Pinel, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Nimroud" in 1860
Mr. Alfred J. Pinel, (b. 1850), aged 25, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Helen Denny" arriving in Hawkes Bay, Napier, North Island, New Zealand on 20th September 1875 5
Oswald Pinel, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Maraval" in 1880

Contemporary Notables of the name Pinel (post 1700) +

Jean-Luc Pinel (1948-2024), French alpine skier

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)
Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html