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The surname Braconnier was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of the Rhone and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Braconnier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brac, Bracq, Braque, Bracque, Brachon, Brachet, Bracco, Bracchi, Braquet, Braconnier, Braconier, Braquenier, Braconnet and many more.

Braconnier Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Braconnier research. Another 179 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 158 and 1581 are included under the topic Early Braconnier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Braconnier Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: including many of the name who migrated to the New World from the mid 17th century onward.

Contemporary Notables of the name Braconnier (post 1700)

Brigadier-General Pierre Braconnier (1890-1951), French Director of Engineers, Morocco ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Pierre Braconnier. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Braconnier/Pierre-Marie/France.html
Lieutenant-General Joseph-Eugne-Charles Braconnier (1874-1961), French Head of the Military Household to the President ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Joseph-Eugne-Charles Braconnier. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Braconnier/Joseph-Eug%C3%A8ne-Charles/France.html

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Citations

^ Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Pierre Braconnier. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Braconnier/Pierre-Marie/France.html
^ Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Joseph-Eugne-Charles Braconnier. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Braconnier/Joseph-Eug%C3%A8ne-Charles/France.html

Other References

Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
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