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![Show Contents]() Valleise History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Of all the French names to come from that northwestern peninsula of France known as Brittany, Valleise is one of the most ancient. The name is a result of the original family having lived in Brittany. The name Valleise is also derived from the Old French word vallee, meaning valley, and indicates that the original bearer lived in a valley. Early Origins of the Valleise familyThe surname Valleise was first found in Brittany where this distinguished family held a family seat in Val, and were important members of the aristocracy of the region. Early History of the Valleise familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Valleise research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1552, 1576, 1590, 1620, 1642, 1655, 1696, 1773, 1832, 1846 and 1885 are included under the topic Early Valleise History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Valleise Spelling VariationsHistory has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name Valleise, some of which include Vallée, La Vallée, De Vallée, Valleau, Vallé, Valée, La Vallé, Valles, Vallès, Valley, Vallis, Valleix, Valleise and many more. Early Notables of the Valleise familyNotable amongst this name at this time was Marin de la Vallée (1576-1655), French architect associated with the Paris Hôtel de Ville and the Luxembourg Palace; Simon de la Vallée (1590-1642), a French-born, Swedish...
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Valleise Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Valleise familyFrance finally gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the 1700s. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and 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, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 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 the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Valleise were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Valleise were Jean Vallée who migrated from Bourgogne to Quebec in 1761; Barthélémi-Etienne Vallée migrated to Quebec from Orléanais in 1733.
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