Lalancette History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The French name Lalancette first arose during the Medieval period in the peninsula of Brittany. It is derived from when the family having lived in Brittany.

Early Origins of the Lalancette family

The surname Lalancette was first found in Brittany.

Early History of the Lalancette family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lalancette research. The years 1861, 1862, 1871 and 1891 are included under the topic Early Lalancette History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lalancette 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, Lalancette some of which are Lalance, Lancelin, Lalancette, La Lance, Lalanchette and many more.

Early Notables of the Lalancette family

Notable amongst this name at this time was

many individuals in Canada, such as Joseph Lalancette, who lived in Saint-Francis-du-Lac, Quebec in 1861
a widow Lalancette lived in Saint-François-du-Lac in 1861
Joseph Lalancette lived in Deguir in 1861
Jean Lalancette worked in Saint-François-du-Lac
Joseph Lalancette worked in Yamaska in 1861
Joseph Lalancette lived in Sorel in 1862
Brigitte Lalancette was a grocer in Trois-Rivières in 1871
Edouard Lalancette was a farmer in Saint-Machouan in 1871
Joseph Lalancette was a grocer in Trois-Rivières in 1871
Alexandre Lalancette was a painter in Montreal in 1891
Anne Lalancette lived in the same city in 1891

Lalancette Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Lalancette is the 456^th most popular surname. 1

Lalancette migration to the United States +

In the 1700s, land incentives were finally given out by France to 2,000 migrants. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 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, Acadia 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. 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 Lalancette were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Lalancette were

Lalancette Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mr. LaLancette, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 2

Lalancette migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lalancette Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Henri Lalancette, who was married in Montreal in 1718
Pierre-Joseph Lalancette married in Quebec in 1741
Pierre Lalancette married in Montreal in 1746
Jean Lalancette married in Quebec in 1783
Marie-Joseph Lalancette married in Quebec in 1783

Contemporary Notables of the name Lalancette (post 1700) +

LM Lalancette, Canadian in the general department of maritime fisheries, in the research division
Mario Lalancette, Québécois who has written much on French Canadian history and economics
Pierrette Lalancette, Canadian in the Ministry of Cultural Affairs

Citations +

"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
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)