Achard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Achard family

The surname Achard was first found in Poitou, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Achard family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Achard research. Another 167 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1574, 1583, 1668, 1761 and 1789 are included under the topic Early Achard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Achard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Achard, Achart, Acchard, Acharde, Achar, Acchar, Accharde, Acchard, Acherd, Accherd, Acherde, Acher, Accher, Accherde, Accherd, Achare, Acchare, Acharre, L'Achard, L'Acharde, L'Achar, L'Acchar, L'Accharde, L'Acchard, La Chard, La Charde, Aschard and many more.

Early Notables of the Achard family

Claude Achard, Lord of Fangouse, Episcopal Judge and Consul of Mende

Achard Ranking

France, the name Achard is the 1,489^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,921 people with that name. 1

Achard migration to the United States +

Achard Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Pierre Achard, aged 30 settled in Louisiana in 1719
P. Achard, who sailed to Louisiana in 1719
Jean Louis Achard, aged 20, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2
Pierre Achard, aged 30, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2
Joseph Achard, who settled in Philadelphia in 1796
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Achard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A. Achard, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850
A. Achard, who settled in San Francisco in 1850
Elmund Achard, who arrived in Arkansas in 1859 2

Achard migration to Canada +

Achard Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Joseph-André Achard, son of Guillaume and Marie-Anne Gaspard of Saint-Sulpice, Québec who married Marie-Anne Horson of Québec in 1760

Contemporary Notables of the name Achard (post 1700) +

Anton Emil Achard (1889-1944), American Republican politician, Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1927-30; Member of Michigan State Senate 28th District, 1929-30; Chair of Clare County Republican Party, 1929-32 3
Sophie Achard (b. 1977), French statistician and neuroscientist
Léon Achard (1831-1905), French tenor born in Lyon
Jean Alexis Achard (1807-1884), French painter he earned the title of "master of the landscape in Dauphiné" for his landscapes
Guy Achard (b. 1936), French Latinist and historian of Ancient Rome
Albert Achard (1894-1972), French flying ace of the First World War, credited with 5 aerial victories
Marcel Achard (1899-1974), French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles for five decades
Michel Jacques François Achard, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
Louis Amédée Achard (1814-1876), French novelist
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Sources +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, August 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Michel Achard. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html