Falques History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Falques

The old French name Falques comes from a name for a This name was formed in that southern region known as Languedoc. Any wealthy French Lord would have kept falcons for hunting purposes, and the name Falques was given to the man in charge of training and keeping the birds.

Early Origins of the Falques family

Early History of the Falques family

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Falques 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 Falques, including Falcon, Falcont, Falcond, Faucon, Falconte, Falconde, Faulcon, Falcones, Lefalcon, Lefalconte, Lefaucon, Lefalcone and many more.

Early Notables of the Falques family

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Migration of the Falques family

Migration 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 Falques were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Falques were Jacob Falcon settled in America in 1745; Christoval Falcon settled with his wife, Josefa, and his two daughters, Antonia, aged nine months, and Catalina, aged 4.