Batiste History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Immigration to New France was slow; therefore, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. 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 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Batiste has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Batiste were

Batiste Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• John Batiste, aged 50 settled in New Orleans in 1820
• William Batiste, who settled in New Orleans in 1823
• J Batiste, who arrived in San Francisco, Cai in 1851 [2]

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Batiste Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

• Henri Batiste who settled in Quebec in 1662

• Kimothy Emil "Kim" Batiste (1968-2020), American Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies (1991–1994) and San Francisco Giants (1996)
• Major General John Batiste, American Army officer, Commander of the First Infantry Division of the United States Army in the Iraq War
• Alvin Batiste (1937-2007), tremendously influential American jazz teacher and musician considered one of the founders of the modern jazz scene in New Orleans
• Spencer Lee Batiste (b. 1945), British Politician, Member of UK Parliament
• Stella Batiste Morrison, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Texas State House of Representatives 22nd District, 1992, 1994 [3]