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![Show Contents]() Carpantier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Carpantier family was an integral part of the history ancient France since it was derived from the northern, coastal region of Normandy. Carpantier was a name given to a wood worker or carpenter which is derived from the Old French word "carpentier," meaning someone who works with wood. Early Origins of the Carpantier familyThe surname Carpantier was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this ancient family has held a family seat from very early times. Early History of the Carpantier familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Carpantier research. Another 247 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1586, 1620, 1623, 1627, 1643, 1659, 1702, 1704 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Carpantier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Carpantier Spelling VariationsHistory has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name Carpantier, some of which include Carpentier, Charpentier, Charpantier, Charpantier, de Charpentier, Charpentier, Carpentie, Carpentié, Carpentiais, Carpentiet, Carpantier, Carpantie, Carpantié, Garpentier, Garpentie, Garpentié, Garpentiais, Garpentiet, Garpantier, Garpantie, Garpantié, Carppentier, de Carpentier and many more. Early Notables of the Carpantier familyNotable amongst the family in this period was Henry François Marie Charpentier, General of Division, Knight of Saint-Louis and Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour; Pieter de Carpentier (1586-1659), a Flemish...
Another 32 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Carpantier Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Carpantier familyMigration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. 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 the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Carpantier were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Carpantier were Pierre Carpentier, aged 12; settled in Louisiana in 1719; Marie Charpentier settled in Louisiana in 1719; Isadore Charpentier settled in Philadelphia in 1880.
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- François Carpantier, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 1
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