Isabeau Surname History

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Etymology of Isabeau

The name Isabeau has a long French heritage that first began in the northern region of Normandy. The name is derived from when the family lived in Normandy, where the family was found since the early Middle Ages.

Early Origins of the Isabeau family

Early History of the Isabeau family

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Isabeau Spelling Variations

Most surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Isabeau, including Isabel, Isabelle, Isabeau, Isabé, Isabey and many more.

Early Notables of the Isabeau family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Charles-Edouard Isabelle, born in Havre in 1808, who became an architect. He was admitted to the School of Beaux-Arts in 1818, and won many medals for his talents. In 1824 he left for Italy, where he studied and worked for four years. When he returned...
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Migration of the Isabeau family

France finally gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the 1700s. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and 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, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 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 the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Isabeau were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Isabeau were 80 individuals who arrived from France to Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Most immigrated during the nineteenth century, but a few came earlier, such as Guillaume Isabel, who married in 1648 in Quebec.