Touchette Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Touchette surname was taken on from any of several places so named, especially in Western France.

Touchette Early Origins

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The surname Touchette was first found in Touchet, an arrondissement of Moratin in Normandy. However, some of the family emigrated to England, likely about the time of the Norman Conquest. "Audley [in Staffordshire] gives the title of Baron to the family of Touchet."

Touchette Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Touchet, Touchett, Touchette, Le Touchet, Le Touchett, Le Touchette, Touche and many more.

Touchette Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Touchette research. Another 307 words (22 lines of text) covering the years 1313, 1371, 1371, 1408, 1963, 1409, 1459, 1491, 1465, 1497, 1558, 1689, 1549 and 1638 are included under the topic Early Touchette History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Touchette Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Touchette Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joseph Touchette, who arrived in America in 1787 ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)

Touchette Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Joseph Touchette, aged 24, who settled in America, in 1920
Mary Flora Touchette, aged 39, who emigrated to the United States from Le Havre, in 1921
Joseph I. Touchette, aged 37, who emigrated to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1923

Touchette Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

J. K. Touchette, aged 43, who emigrated to Casselmar, Ontario, in 1913

Contemporary Notables of the name Touchette (post 1700)

Marc Touchette, Canadian politician, Borough councillor for Champlain–L'Île-des-Sœurs (2005-2009)
Antoine Touchette, Canadian actor
Pierre Touchette, Canadian Gemini nominated producer

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Citations

^ Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, 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)

Other References

Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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The Touchette Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Touchette Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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