Moral History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Moral family

The surname Moral was first found in Brittany, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Members of this distinguished family were the Lords of numerous fiefdoms and seigniories, such as Aubignosc, le Castellard, le Chaffaut, Château-neuf-sous-Volonne, l'Escale, Mallemoisson, Riaud, Sieyes, Thoard-le-Noble and Valbonnette.

On May 10, 1836, Charles Nicolas Auguste of Châteauneuf-Randon, Marquis of Apchier, authorized his son-in-law, Mr. Morel of La Colombe of La Chapelle, to take his name, title and Coat of Arms of Châteauneuf-Randon of Apchier, and a Royal ordinance authorized the changes and addition to Mr. Morel's name.

Étienne Morel, born in 1632, son of Vincent and Marguerite, travelled from Normandy to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Catherine Patou, born in 1642, daughter of Abel and Marie, on 9th January 1663. 1

Early History of the Moral family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Moral research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1280, 1505, 1564, 1640, 1645, 1651, 1669, 1670, 1683, 1690 and 1716 are included under the topic Early Moral History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Moral Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Morel, Morelle, Morelles, Morels, Moral, Moralle, Moralles, Morals, Morrel, Morral, Morralle and many more.

Early Notables of the Moral family

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Moral migration to the United States +

Moral Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Alonso del Moral, moved to New Spain in 1562

Moral Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Lope Del Moral, who arrived in America in 1828 2
Francisco Moral, who landed in Rio de la Plata in 1835 2
Martin Moral, aged 26, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1841 2
Luis Moral, aged 29, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1850 2
M Moral, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2

The Moral Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Nescit labi virtus

Sources +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
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)