| ![Show Contents]() Texier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France The Périgord region of France is the ancient homeland of this noble name. Early Origins of the Texier familyThe surname Texier was first found in Périgord, where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times. Many of the branches had their noble status maintained in 1599, 1634, 1667, 1668, 1715 and so on. In recognition of their valiant conduct at war, many members of this noble family received lands and titles and were prominent citizens. This family had many members who were admitted to the Order of the Knights of Malta and to the Knights of Saint Cyr in 1706, 1751, 1768, and on August 7, 1773, Jeanne from the Redon branch of the family was admitted. Many distinctive members of the Tessieres family participated in the Assembly of Notables in 1789. Urbain Tessier, born in 1624, son of Artus and Jeanne, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After settling in the Canadian province of Quebec he married Marie Archambault, daughter of Jacques and Françoise, on 28th September 1648. They remained together in Quebec until Urbain's death at Montreal on 21st March 1689. 1 Early History of the Texier familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Texier research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1130, 1247, 1255, 1325 and 1447 are included under the topic Early Texier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Texier Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Tessieres, Teyssières, Teissière, Tessier, Tessiere, Tesieres, Tesierres, Tesier, Les Teyssieres, La Teissiere, La Tesiere, Tissier, Le Tissier, Letessier, Tisserand, Tesserand, Tessereau, Tissot and many more. Early Notables of the Texier familyMore information is included under the topic Early Texier Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Texier RankingIn France, the name Texier is the 312nd most popular surname with an estimated 12,909 people with that name. 2
 Texier migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Texier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Augustus Texier, who landed in Mississippi in 1832 3
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Texier Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Mathurin Texier, aged 18, who arrived in Canada in 1657
- Mr. Mathurin Texier, French settler travelling to Canada to work for François Peron, arriving on 10th April 1657 4
- Marc Texier, who landed in Quebec in 1665
- Pierre Texier, who arrived in Acadia in 1689
Texier Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Joseph Texier, who arrived in Quebec in 1714
- Philippe Texier, aged 25, who landed in Montreal in 1714
- Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
- 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)
- Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
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Texier migration to the United States 
Texier migration to Canada 
