Gachet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Gachet family

The surname Gachet was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

The name can also be traced back to the region of Picardy (French: Picardie). Prominent in early times was Arnaud de Gachon, a lawyer at the Bordeaux parliament during the sixteenth century.

Early History of the Gachet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gachet research. The years 1523, 1552, 1563, 1585, 1596, 1604, 1798, 1806, 1814, 1850, 1854, 1855, 1866, 1871 and 1880 are included under the topic Early Gachet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gachet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lagace, Lagacé, Lagache, Lagasse, Gache, Gaché, Gaches, Gachet, Gachon, Lagacée and many more.

Early Notables of the Gachet family

Antoine-Hyppolite Gachet, born in Bordeaux in 1798, was a surgeon. The Gache family was known for three brothers who were renowned as painters in Nantes. Vincent, the eldest, was a specialist in marit...

Gachet Ranking

France, the name Gachet is the 1,617^th most popular surname with an estimated 3,698 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Gachet family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 200 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among them, André Lagacé worked in Saint-Pierre-les-Becque in 1861.

Contemporary Notables of the name Gachet (post 1700) +

Jean Edmé François Gachet de Sainte-Suzanne, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2

Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 5) Jean Gachet. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html