Robergeon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Robergeon

The history of the Robergeon family goes back to the Medieval landscape of northwestern France, to a region known as Brittany. It is derived from the family living in Brittany (French: Bretagne).

Early Origins of the Robergeon family

Early History of the Robergeon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Robergeon research. The years 1753, 1793, 1795 and 1797 are included under the topic Early Robergeon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Robergeon Spelling Variations

Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Robergeon, including Roberge, Robergel, Rebrejet, Robergeon, Roberjon, Roberjot and many more.

Early Notables of the Robergeon family

Claude Roberjot, a diplomat born in Maçon in 1753. He was the parish priest of his town at the time the revolution broke out. He was then named president of the administration of his department, and was married. Elected deputy of Saône-et-Loire at the Convention, in 1793 he took the seat of Carra...
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Migration of the Robergeon 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 Robergeon 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 Robergeon were 400 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Most came during the nineteenth century, but a few immigrated earlier, such as Denis Roberge, who married in Châ.