Lagniet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lagniet family

Early History of the Lagniet family

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Lagniet Spelling Variations

One can encounter great variation in the spelling of French surnames; in part, as spelling, and the spelling names was not yet standardized during the early development of the written French language. Later, there was much branching and movement of families, and spellings would change according to region. Variations of the name Lagniet include Laniel, Lagnel, Lagnez, Lagneau, Lagniet, Lanielle, Agnel and many more.

Early Notables of the Lagniet family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

• Jacques Lagniet, a French engraver who lived in the seventeenth century...
• Brunet, Lagniet's pieces, although lacking in fineness, are wonderful reproductions of the habits and enjoyments of the time...

Migration of the Lagniet family

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 the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Lagniet were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Lagniet were 80 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among them, Julien Laniel married in Batiscan in 1689; Nicolas Laniel married in Sorel in 1719.