Lacombe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Lacombe Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Peter Lacombe, who settled in Philadelphia in 1798

Lacombe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Charles Lacombe, aged 7, who immigrated to the United States from Bordeaux, in 1892

Lacombe Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Fernande Lacombe, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Paris, in 1903
• Josephine Lacombe, aged 67, who landed in America from Geneva, in 1906
• Edgar Lacombe, aged 27, who settled in America from Paris, in 1906
• Emile Lacombe, aged 24, who landed in America from Pure, France, in 1910
• Darie Lacombe, aged 20, who landed in America from Aynies, France, in 1910
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lacombe Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

• Jean Lacombe, son of Étienne and Marguerite, who married Marie-Charlotte Millet, daughter of Nicolas and Catherine, in Montreal, Quebec on 20th June 1678 5
• Alexandre Lacombe, son of Olivier and Jeanne, who married Marguerite Deniau, daughter of Jean and Hélène, in Boucherville, Quebec on 24th April 1690 5

Lacombe Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• René Lacombe, son of Pierre and Marie-Renée, who married Marie-Renée Boutin, daughter of Jean and Marie-Anne, in Lorette, Quebec on 8th May 1702 5
• Guillaume Lacombe, son of Michel and Marguerite, who married Catherine Quevillon, daughter of Adrien and Jeanne, in Montreal, Quebec on 30th July 1703 5
• Jean Lacombe, son of Jean and Marie-Charlotte, who married Marguerite Diel, daughter of Charles and Marie-Anne, in Montreal, Quebec on 3rd February 1711 5
• Louis Lacombe, son of Alexandre and Marguerite, who married Marie-Anne Babin, daughter of Pierre and Madeleine, in Boucherville, Quebec on 13th February 1720 5
• Louis-François Lacombe, son of Pierre and Marie-Renée, who married Marguerite Hardouin, daughter of Pierre and Agathe, in Saint-Laurent, Quebec on 12th January 1722 5
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• Emile Henry Lacombe (1846-1924), American judge
• Jean-Pierre Lacombe -Saint-Michel, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6
• Albert Lacombe (1827-1916), French Canadian Roman Catholic missionary, one of the first Roman Catholic missionaries sent to the Canadian Northwest, he translated the New Testament into Cree
• Louis Lacombe (1818-1884), French pianist and composer
• Guy Lacombe (b. 1955), French footballer
• Georges Lacombe (1868-1916), French sculptor and painter
• François Lacombe (b. 1948), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bernard Lacombe (b. 1952), French footballer