| ![Show Contents]() Rolin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Rolin familyThe surname Rolin was first found in Lorraine where they were anciently possessed a seigneurie, which classified them as members of the aristocracy for that reason. Their first elevation to the nobility was in 1532. Early History of the Rolin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rolin research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1376, 1408, 1462, 1483, 1628, 1661, 1688, 1694 and 1741 are included under the topic Early Rolin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rolin Spelling VariationsHistory has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name Rolin, some of which include Rollin, Rolin, Rollon, Rolon, Rollant, Rolant and many more. Early Notables of the Rolin familyNotable in the family name was - Nicolas Rolin (1376-1462), Chancellor to Philip the Good (Philip III, Duke of Burgundy); and Jean (Jehan) Rolin (1408-1483), Burgundian bishop and Cardinal, son of Nicolas Rolin
Rolin RankingIn France, the name Rolin is the 2,239th most popular surname with an estimated 2,858 people with that name. 1
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In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec, in 1663 there were only 500, 2,000 migrants arrived during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. 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. 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 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many distinguished contributions have been made by members of this family name Rolin. It has been prominent in the arts, religion, politics and culture in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Rolin were
Rolin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mrs. Rolin who settled in New York State in 1822
- Benoit R. Rolin, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1834
- Pierre Francois Rolin, who landed in New York, NY in 1840 2
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Rolin Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Pierre Rolin, son of Philippe and Marie-Charlotte, who married Marie-Josephte Lauzon, daughter of Pierre and Jeanne, in Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec on 31st January 1757 3
- Dominique Rolin, son of Marcel and Anne-Catherine, who married Angélique Bouteiller, daughter of François and Marie-Angélique, in Longueuil, Quebec on 27th October 1760 3
- Philippe Rolin, son of Philippe and Marie-Charlotte, who married Angélique Brochard, daughter of Thomas and Marguerite, in Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec on 30th June 1761 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Rolin (post 1700) | + |
- Olivier Rolin (1947-1994), French writer, recipient of the Prix Femina in 1994
- Jean Philippe Rolin (1949-1988), French writer and journalist, recipient of the Albert Londres Prize for journalism in 1988
- Rolin Rodriquez, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1988 4
- 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.
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 5) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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