Rochereau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Rochereau family

The surname Rochereau was first found in Limousin where this eminent family held a family seat in the honour of the seigneurie of Lapeyrouse.

Jean de La Rochelle, John of Rupella, and Johannes de Rupella (c. 1200-1245), was a French Franciscan and theologian. Born in La Rochelle, a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, France, he was a pupil of Alexander of Hales and was the first Franciscan to receive a bachelor's degree of theology from the University of Paris.

An important branch of this family moved to Maine and provided many of the migrants to North America. Notable amongst this family was Alexis-Marie Rochon, an astronomer, explorer, and member of the Academy of Sciences in 1771, who died in 1817, of note was his "Voyage à Madasgar". Chavannes de Rochon, dramatic author in 1730 to 1800, who wrote the opera "Les Pretendus" in 1789.

Early History of the Rochereau family

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Rochereau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rochon, Le Rochon, Du Rochon, Lerochon, Durochon and many more.

Early Notables of the Rochereau family

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Rochereau Ranking

In France, the name Rochereau is the 5,414^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Rochereau migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rochereau Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hurbain Rochereau, aged 22, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 2

Rochereau migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rochereau Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

François Rochereau, son of Michel and Marie, who married Marie-Jeanne Baret, daughter of Guillaume and Louise, in Quebec on 15th January 1690 3

Rochereau Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Pierre Rochereau, son of Michel and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Gélinas, daughter of Jean and Françoise, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec on 21st January 1702 3
Antoine Rochereau, son of Vivien and Marie, who married Madeleine Le Sieur, daughter of Jean-François nad Marie-Charlotte, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec on 24th February 1705 3
Joseph Rochereau, son of Vivien and Marie, who married Marie Guibord, daughter of Antoine and Jeanne, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec on 4th June 1708 3
Jacques Rochereau, son of Vivien and Marie, who married Marie-Madeleine Tifault, daughter of Jacques and Marie-Anne, in Batiscan, Quebec on 2nd June 1710 3
Jean-Baptiste Rochereau, son of Bernard and Marguerite, who married Élisabeth Déry, daughter of Maurice and Madeleine, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 11th April 1712 3
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Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.