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The surname Rocheleau was first found in Limousin where this eminent family held a family seat in the honour of the seigneurie of Lapeyrouse.
Jean de La Rochelle, John of Rupella, and Johannes de Rupella (c. 1200-1245), was a French Franciscan and theologian. Born in La Rochelle, a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, France, he was a pupil of Alexander of Hales and was the first Franciscan to receive a bachelor's degree of theology from the University of Paris.
An important branch of this family moved to Maine and provided many of the migrants to North America. Notable amongst this family was Alexis-Marie Rochon, an astronomer, explorer, and member of the Academy of Sciences in 1771, who died in 1817, of note was his "Voyage à Madasgar". Chavannes de Rochon, dramatic author in 1730 to 1800, who wrote the opera "Les Pretendus" in 1789.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rocheleau research. The years 1730, 1771, 1789, 1800, and 1817 are included under the topic Early Rocheleau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Rochon, Le Rochon, Du Rochon, Lerochon, Durochon and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Rocheleau Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Rocheleau is the 18,020th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Rocheleau is ranked the 679th most popular surname. 2
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Simon Rocheron of Maine, France, who was married in Chateau Richer Quebec in 1663; Gervais Rochon of Maine, France, who married Madelaine Guyon in St. Famille, Quebec in 1671.