Normandy is the region of ancient France from which the name St'vincente was derived. It comes from when the family lived in Normandy, at Saint-Vincent-Cramenil.
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Early Origins of the St'vincente family
The surname St'vincente was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where they held a family seat at Saint-Vincent-Craménil in the Seine-Inférieur-region, in the arrondissement of Le Havre in the canton of Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc, and where they were Chamberlains of Tancarville.
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Early History of the St'vincente family
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St'vincente Spelling Variations
There were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include St-Vincent, Saint-Vincent, St-Vincente and many more.
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Early Notables of the St'vincente family
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Migration of the St'vincente family
In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec, in 1663 there were only 500, 2,000 migrants arrived during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. 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. Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 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 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many distinguished contributions have been made by members of this family name St'vincente. It has been prominent in the arts, religion, politics and culture in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name St'vincente were Pierre Saint-Vincent who arrived in Quebec from Lorraine in 1693.
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