| ![Show Contents]() Jeannette History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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France
Early Origins of the Jeannette familyThe surname Jeannette was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France 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 the region of Dijonnais and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. Early History of the Jeannette familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jeannette research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1578 is included under the topic Early Jeannette History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Jeannette Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Jennelle, Jeannel, Jeanelle, Jenelle, Jeannin, Jeannet, Jeanneau, Jeannetin, Jennet and many more. Early Notables of the Jeannette familyMore information is included under the topic Early Jeannette Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Jeannette familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Andrew Jennet, who came to Virginia sometime between 1665 and 1666; Thomas Jeannel, who came to Louisiana in 1720; Auguste Jeannin, who settled in Philadelphia in 1817.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Jeannette (post 1700) | + |
- Gertrude Hadley Jeannette (1914-2018), American film and stage actress from Urbana, Arkansas who lived to be 103 years old
- Frank E. Jeannette, American politician, Circuit Judge in Michigan 16th Circuit, 1967-78; Defeated, 1956 1
- Sheila Jeannette Jordan (1928-2025), American jazz singer and songwriter, recorded as a session musician with an array of critically acclaimed artists in addition to recording albums, pioneered a bebop and scat jazz singing style with an upright bass as the only accompaniment
- Amanda Jeannette Detmer (b. 1971), American actress, known for Final Destination (2000), You, Me and Dupree (2006) and Big Fat Liar (2002)
- Mildred Jeannette Dolson (1918-2004), Canadian bronze medalist athlete who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Jeannette Ridlon Piccard (1895-1981), Swiss born, American balloonist, teacher, scientist, priest who held the women's altitude record for nearly three decades, some say she was the first woman in space, posthumously inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1998
- Jeannette Caines, American author of children's books, most notably Abby, Chilly Stomach and Just Us Women, a Reading Rainbow book
- Ms. Jeannette Lynne Pritchard M.B.E., British Founder and Chair for Brand Amplifier, appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire on 8th June 2018, for services to Business and Entrepreneurship 2
- Jeannette "Jeany" Spark (b. 1982), English actress, best known for portraying Linda Wallander in the British television series Wallander
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62310, 4 July 2019 | London Gazette, The Gazette, June 2018, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62310/supplement/B1
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