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Early Origins of the Grand maison family

The surname Grand maison was first found in Ile-de-France.

Early History of the Grand maison family

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Grand maison Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grandmaison, Grandmaisons, Grand Maison and many more.

Early Notables of the Grand maison family

Notable amongst the family was Thomas-Auguste Le Roy de Grandmaison, born in 1715, who was a Brigadier in 1763, Lieutenant-General in 1787 and, finally, general. Joseph-Marie-Jean Jouye de Grandmaison was deputy in 1762. Pierre-Charles-Arnaud Loyzeau de Grandmaison was an archivist around 1824; Henri de Grandmaison, born in Etampes in 1834, was a drawer and pursued a career in the army which brought him up to the level of Colonel. Charles-George-Paul Millin de Grandmaison was a sculptor in Paris around 1860; François-Jules-Louis Loyzeau de Grandmaison, a general, born in 1861, was killed by the enemy near Soissons (Aisne)...
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United States Grand maison migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grand maison Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Grandmaison, who arrived in Savanna(h), Georgia in 1806 1
Grand maison Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Marius Eugene Grandmaison, aged 52, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1921

Canada Grand maison migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grand maison Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Laurens Grandmaison, who landed in Montreal in 1662
  • Pierre Grandmaison married in 1668 in Montreal
  • Nicole Grandmaison married in 1694 in Quebec
Grand maison Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Jean-Nicolas Grandmaison married in 1730 in Chateauguay, Quebec
  • Jean-Nicolas Grandmaison, son of Jean and Catherine, who married Anne Primot, daughter of Charles and Barbe, in Châteauguay, Quebec on 7th January 1736 2
  • Jean-Baptiste Grandmaison married in 1750 in Acadia
  • Ignace Grandmaison worked in Chateauguay, Quebec in 1762
  • Charles Grandmaison, son of Jean-Baptiste and Marguerite, who married Marie-Euphrosine Laplante, daughter of Jean and Marie-Catherine, in Kamouraska, Quebec on 6th July 1778 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Grand maison (post 1700) +

  • Wilfred Grandmaison, American Democratic Party politician, Member of New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Nashua 8th Ward; Elected 1938 3
  • J. Joseph Grandmaison, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1972; Candidate for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1976 3
  • Alfred P. Grandmaison, American politician, Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Nashua 8th Ward, 1956 3
  • Madeleine Jouye de Grandmaison (b. 1938), née Nol, a French politician, member of the Martinican Democratic Rally
  • Louis Loyzeau de Grandmaison (1861-1915), French General during World War I, Chief of Operations for the General Staff
  • Aubin-Louis Millin de Grandmaison (1759-1818), French antiquary and naturalist
  • François-Auguste Parseval- Grandmaison (1759-1834), French poet
  • Didier Lecour Grandmaison (1889-1917), French World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories
  • Olivier LeCour Grandmaison (b. 1960), French historian
  • Mike Grandmaison (b. 1954), Canadian nature photographer specializing in landscapes, plants and wildlife


  1. 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)
  2. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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