Jaquith History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Jaquith family

The surname Jaquith was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor.

The family were well established in this region and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived. They were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. Many distinguished branches of this family emerged over the centuries.

Early History of the Jaquith family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jaquith research. Another 101 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1537 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Jaquith History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jaquith Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jacquet, Jaquet, Jaquinet, Jacquinet, Jaquot, Jacquin, Jacquot, Jaquinett and many more.

Early Notables of the Jaquith family

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Jaquith migration to the United States +

Jaquith Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Abraham Jaquith, who arrived in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1644 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Jaquith (post 1700) +

Mark Jaquith, American lead developer of WordPress
Grant C. Jaquith, American lawyer and jurist, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (2020-)
David H. Jaquith, American political candidate in the 1962 New York state election
Cynthia Jaquith, American political candidate in the 2017 Miami mayoral election
Clarence Edmond Jaquith (1896-1993), American track and field athlete who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Sources +

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)