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The surname Vailland was first found in Lorraine where this distinguished family held a family seat at Guélis, and were important members of the aristocracy of that region.
Notable of this family was: French Botanist, Sébastien Vaillant, 1669-1722; Jean-Baptiste Vaillant, Marshall of France, born 1790 and died in Paris in 1872; Edouard Vaillant, French Socialist, 1840-1915; Auguste Vaillant, Anarchist, 1861-1894; Paul Vaillant-Couturier, 1892-1937, Member of the French Central Communist Party.
Pierre Vaillant, son of Philippe and Jacqueline (née Hetiere), travelled from Poitiers, France to the New World in the 17th century. He married Jeanne Fauche in Batiscan, Quebec on 29th February 1688. They settled in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade and remained there until Jeanne's death on 21st November 1721. 1
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vailland research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1623, 1646, 1655, 1677, 1693 and 1718 are included under the topic Early Vailland History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Vaillant, Vailant, Vailland, Vailand, Le Vailland, Levailland, LeVaillant, Le Vaillant, Levaillant, Vaillancourt and many more.
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Vailland Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Louis-Marie Vailant who settled in Louisiana in 1714; Robert Vaillancourt, who settled in Quebec.