Chancel Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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From the historical and enchanting region of France emerged a multitude of notable family names, including that of the distinguished Chancel family. Originally, the people in this region went by one (personal) name. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. These names then began to become "fixed" or hereditary between the generations. One of the types of names adopted as surnames were those derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name, and generally reflected some physical characteristics or other attribute of the first person that used the name. The Chancel surname derives from the Old French word "cheaunce," which means "chance," and as such was likely originally a nickname for a gambler, for a lucky person, or ironically, for an unlucky person.

Chancel Early Origins

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The surname Chancel was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this distinguished family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Chancel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lachance, LaChance, Lachancé, Lachancée, Lachancy, Lachancey, Chancé, Chancée, Chancy, Chancey, le Chancy, le Chancey, de Chancy, de Chancey, Chancel, Chansel, Chanceau, Duchancel, Duchansel, Duchanceau, Chancelier, Lechancelier and many more.

Chancel Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chancel research. Another 285 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1263, 1406, 1412, 1423, 1407, 1409, 1644, 1420, 1428, 1484, 1507, 1600 and 1656 are included under the topic Early Chancel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chancel Early Notables (pre 1700)

Notable amongst the family at this time was Étienne de Chancey, advisor to the duke, 1420; Hughes de Chancey, a squire, 1428; Jean de Chancey, advisor to the...

Another 27 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Chancel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Catherine and Jean Chancelier, who emigrated to Canada; Charles Chancey, who settled in Virginia with his wife and two children, in 1621; Antoine Lachance, who arrived in Quebec in 1659.

Contemporary Notables of the name Chancel (post 1700)

Jean-Nestor de Chancel, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 12) Jean-Nestor Chancel. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html

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Citations

^ Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 12) Jean-Nestor Chancel. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html

Other References

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Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
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The Chancel Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Chancel Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 12 February 2015 at 11:12.