Descouteaux History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Descouteaux family

Early History of the Descouteaux family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Descouteaux research. The years 1646, 1654, 1689, 1699 and 1716 are included under the topic Early Descouteaux History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Descouteaux Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Descoteaux, Descouteaux, Des Couteaux, Des Coteaux, D'Escouteaux, D'Escoteaux, Descotes and many more.

Early Notables of the Descouteaux family

François-Pignon Descoteaux, originally from Thouars (Deux-Sèvres), where he was born at the beginning of the seventeenth century. He became a musician and specialized in the oboe and the musette, and joined the musicians of the King's Chamber in January 1654. He had a great reputation because of his talents and his death is recorded as being between 1689 and 1699, probably in Thomas. His son Rene...
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Migration of the Descouteaux family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 40 individuals of the lineage who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Records of that era show that Marie-Angelique Descoteaux married in 1725 in Quebec.