Jansemin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Jansemin

Of all the French names to come from the Languedoc of France, Jansemin is one of the most ancient. The name is a result of the original family having lived in Languedoc.

Early Origins of the Jansemin family

Early History of the Jansemin family

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Jansemin Spelling Variations

Throughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Jansemin some of which are Jasmin, Jansemin, Jasmine and others.

Early Notables of the Jansemin family

Jacques Jasmin, a poet born in Agen in 1798. Son of a poor tailor, he apprenticed as a barber and during his spare time studied literature and poetry. He eventually established his own barber shop and was successful at his trade. He...
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Migration of the Jansemin family

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec, in 1663 there were only 500, 2,000 migrants arrived during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. 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. 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 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many distinguished contributions have been made by members of this family name Jansemin. It has been prominent in the arts, religion, politics and culture in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Jansemin were 80 individuals of the lineage who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Most arrived during the nineteenth century, but a few came earlier, such as Jean-Baptiste Jasmin, whose marriage was recorded in Quebec in 1714.