Herval History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Herval family

Early History of the Herval family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Herval research. Another 36 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1499, 1647, 1650, 1783, 1794, 1827, 1847, 1855, 1871, 1880, 1887, 1890 and 1917 are included under the topic Early Herval History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Herval Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of French surnames; in part, as spelling, and the spelling names was not yet standardized during the early development of the written French language. Later, there was much branching and movement of families, and spellings would change according to region. Variations of the name Herval include Herve, Hervé, Harve, Harvé, Hervieu, Hervieux, Hervier, Hervet, Harvier, Herval, Hervault, Hervelin and many more.

Early Notables of the Herval family

• René Herval, born in 1890 in Lille, participated in the First World War, initially as second officer and in 1917 as officer

Migration of the Herval family

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 Herval were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Herval were 160 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among them, the Hervet family is registered in Quebec in 1600; Isaac Hervieux married in Quebec in 1676.