Jonnet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Jonnet

The French name Jonnet was first used in the province of Auvergne. It was a name for someone who lived in Auvergne.

Early Origins of the Jonnet family

Early History of the Jonnet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jonnet research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1596, 1613, 1771, 1793, 1800, 1801, 1804, 1806, 1857, 1900, 1909 and 1911 are included under the topic Early Jonnet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jonnet 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, Jonnet some of which are Juneau, Jeune, Jeunet, Jeuneau, Jeuniau, Jouneau, Jouniau, Jonet, Jonnet, Jonneau, Jonniau, Jonneret, Jonnart, Jeunesse, Jonin and many more.

Early Notables of the Jonnet family

Jean-Andoche Junot, duke of Abrantès, born in 1771, who was a French general. In 1793 Bonaparte promoted him to officer and made him his aide-de-camp. He would become a General in 1801, colonel-general of the Hussards in 1804, ambassador to Lisbon in 1804, Governour-General of Parme-et-Plaisance in 1806, and commander of the Portuguese Army. Laurie Permon, Dame Junot, was duchess of Abrantès. She married Junot in 1800 and is known for her published work of Napoleon's memoirs, a document which is a colorful and interesting, but partial...
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Migration of the Jonnet family

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Jonnet has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Jonnet were 160 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among them, Pierre Juneau married in Quebec in 1654; Marie Juneau married in 1686 in Trois-Riviè.