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Early Origins of the Pinoteau family

The surname Pinoteau was first found in Limousin, where this noble family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Pinoteau family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pinoteau research. Another 201 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1241, 1598, 1657, 1692, 1700, 1719, 1789, 1807 and 1814 are included under the topic Early Pinoteau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pinoteau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lepine, Lepines, Lepinne, Lepinnes, Pine, Pines, Lespinasse, Lespinasses, Le Pine and many more.

Early Notables of the Pinoteau family

Notable amongst the family was Jean Lespinasse of Pebeyre, the Lord of Pebeyre; and Louis Ellies du Pin, or Dupin (1657-1719), a French ecclesiastical historian, author of "Nouvelle bibliothèque des auteurs ecclésiastiques." Francesca Margherita de l'Epine, in spite of her French-sounding surname, appears to have been an Italian singer. From Italy she came to England with a German musician named Greber, and was often, therefore, called 'Greber's Peg' by the wits of the day. An advertisement in the 'London Gazette' (No. 2834), 1692, announces that the ' Italian lady (that is lately come over that is so famous for her singing)...
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Migration of the Pinoteau family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Charles Lepine who settled in Boston in 1765; Jacques Lepine who settled in Louisiana in 1765; and Louis Lepine who settled in Philadelphia in 1795.


Contemporary Notables of the name Pinoteau (post 1700) +

  • Pierre-Armand Pinoteau, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 1


  1. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, August 12) Pierre-Armand Pinoteau. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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