Couillet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Couillet family

Early History of the Couillet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Couillet research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1550, 1578, 1593, 1594, 1654, 1856, 1893 and 1905 are included under the topic Early Couillet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Couillet Spelling Variations

Most surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Couillet, including Couillard, Couillaud, Couilleau, Coillard, Coillau, Couillet, Couillot, Coillette and many more.

Early Notables of the Couillet family

Joseph Couillard, who was a surgeon in Montélimar during the seventeenth century; Rose-Prothade-Achille Coillot was a politician in Montbozon. A medical doctor, mayor of Montbozon, general councillor, and president of the agricultural group, he was elected senator in 1893. Francois Coillard, born into a...
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Migration of the Couillet family

France finally gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the 1700s. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 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. 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 Couillet were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Couillet were 400 individuals of the lineage who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among these, Guillaume Couillard was married in 1621 in Quebec.