Desjardins History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

In the 1700s, land incentives were finally given out by France to 2,000 migrants. 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, Acadia 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 Desjardins were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Desjardins were

Desjardins Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• John Desjardins, who settled in Maryland in 1666
• John Desjardins, who landed in Maryland in 1674 7

Desjardins Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Jacques Desjardins, aged 40, who arrived in Louisiana in 1720 7
• Simon DesJardins, who landed in New York in 1794 7

Desjardins Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• M. Desjardins, 40, who settled in New York in 1823 with his two children
• Felix Desjardins, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1840 7
• Randolphe DesJardins, who arrived in Arkansas in 1874 7

Desjardins Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Napolean Desjardins, aged 54, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1907
• Gedeon Desjardins, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States from Besoneon, France, in 1911
• Jeanne Anita DesJardins, aged 6, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1911
• Julia Desjardins, aged 26, who settled in America from Paris, France, in 1913
• Antonio Desjardins, aged 23, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1918
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Desjardins Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

• Michel Desjardins, who arrived in Montreal, Quebec in 1653
• Michel Desjardins, who arrived in Montreal in 1653
• Claude Desjardins, son of Marin and Marguerite, who married Marguerite Cardillon, daughter of Noel and Marie, in Quebec on 12th January 1666 8

Desjardins Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Roch Desjardins, son of Claude and Marguerite, who married Marie Boullard, daughte of François and Françoise, in Rivières-des-Prairies, Quebec on 26th January 1704 8
• Jacques-Zacharie Desjardins, son of Claude and Marguerite, who married Marie-Anne Piton, daughter of Simon and Marie, in Montreal, Quebec on 1st February 1711 8
• Pierre Desjardins, son of Jean and Marie, who married Madeleine Richard, daughter of Guillaume and Angès, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 24th May 1723 8
• Pierre Desjardins, son of Jean and Marie, who married Anne Brien, daughter of Louis and Suzanne, in Varennes, Quebec on 9th September 1727 8
• François Desjardins, son of Roch and Marie, who married Jeanne Desroches, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Marie, in Rivières-des-Prairies, Quebec on 28th July 1727 8
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• Rod DesJardins, American politician, Mayor of Munising, Michigan, 2014-15 9
• Norman L. DesJardins, American Republican politician, Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1939; Chair of Shiawassee County Republican Party, 1950 ; Candidate in primary for Circuit Judge in Michigan 35th Circuit, 1953 10
• Jon Desjardins, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Troy, Michigan, 2013 11
• J. Hector Desjardins, American Democratic Party politician, Member of New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Dover 2nd Ward; Elected 1956 12
• Helen A. Desjardins, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1952, 1956 13
• George Wellington DesJardins (1894-1952), American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives from Lapeer County, 1930; Circuit Judge in Michigan 40th Circuit, 1942-52 14
• George R. Desjardins, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Penobscot County, 1933; Postmaster at Old Town, Maine, 1936-50 (acting, 1936) 15
• Ulise Joseph "Pete" Desjardins (1907-1985), American gold medalist Olympic diver
• Paul Desjardins (1859-1940), French essayist and critic, founder of the internationally famous intellectual conferences at Pontigny, France in 1910
• Julien François Desjardins (1799-1840), French zoologist
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