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The Chambellayne family was an integral part of the history ancient France since it was derived from the northern, coastal region of Normandy. Chambellayne was a name given to a person who worked as a chamberlain. A chamberlain was one who was in charge of the private chambers of a noble, and later was a high ranking title having derived from the Anglo Norman French word, "chamberlan."
The surname Chambellayne was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this distinguished family held a family seat.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chambellayne research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1616, 1666, 1703 and 1723 are included under the topic Early Chambellayne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
One can encounter great variation in the spelling of French surnames; in part, as spelling, and the spelling names was not yet standardized during the early development of the written French language. Later, there was much branching and movement of families, and spellings would change according to region. Variations of the name Chambellayne include Chamberland, Chambellain, Chamberlan, Chamberlain, Chambellan, Chambellayn, Chambelain, Chamberlayne, Chamberlaine, Chamberllayne, Chamberlayn, Chamberleine, Chamberlane, Chambelan, Chambelane, Chambelaine and many more.
Another 45 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Chambellayne Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Chambellayne has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Chambellayne were Mrs. Chamberlain who settled in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1638; Mrs. Chamberlain who settled in San Francisco in 1853; Ann Chamberlain who settled in Maryland in 1741.