Duché History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Duché family

The surname Duché was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this prominent family was established in ancient times.

The family became even more prominent through contributions by its members to the society and to their respective communities, and also through many alliances with other important families of the day. An important alliance was formed between the branch Duquet and the Mercier family of St. Sulpice in Paris. The branch Duchat d'Aubigny was ennobled in Metz, Lorraine in 1721.

Denis Duquet, born in 1612, settled in Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Catherine Gautier, born in 1627, on 13th May 1638. They had one son, Pierre Duquet, and he married Anne La Marre in Quebec on 23rd August 1666. 1

Early History of the Duché family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duché research. Another 24 words (2 lines of text) covering the year 1738 is included under the topic Early Duché History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Duché Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ducquette, Duquette, Duquète, Ducquet, Duquet, Duquais, Duchet, Duchez, Duchey, Duchette, Duchais, Duché and many more.

Early Notables of the Duché family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Jacob Duché (1738-98), a clergyman

Duché Ranking

In France, the name Duché is the 4,620^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Duché migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Duché Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anthony Duche, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1700 3
Andrew Duche, who arrived in Georgia in 1738 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Duché (post 1700) +

Jacob Duché, American politician, Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1761-62 4

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html