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The
history of the family
goes back to the 17th
century; the oldest
known ancestor
Heinrich Hellenthal
was born approximately
between 1675 and 1690
in Bleibuir which is
in the German Eifel.
The
origin of the name is
connected to the same
named town of
Hellenthal which lies
close to Bleibuir.
As
the German Eifel is
situated between
different border-lines
to Belgium, Holland,
France, Austria and
Switzerland, parts of
the family was already
connected early to
other countries. One
of the sons of
Heinrich even settled
overt to USA, where
the family continued
to grow and
distributed up to
Canada.
Later
parts of the family
settled over to the
river Rhine to the
city Duesseldorf, but
came back to the Eifel
and the city of
Aachen.
Johann-Paul
Hellenthal, born in
1833 was married to
Franziska Emilie
Chevrolet who was born
in France.
Her
family origin was from
Switzerland, but later
they came to France
and they owned some
cotton spinning
factories.
Therefore
the armiger chose the
wind-rose as a symbol
for the distribution
of the family in all
directions, but also
as a leading device
back home.
The
globe symbolizes the
internationality of
the family and stands
for the travelers of
them. But it also
reflects the
profession of some of
the family which has
been teachers.
The
Southern Cross
symbolizes the
armiger’s connection
to Brazil as his wife,
Pollyana Maffra
Martins Hellenthal,
comes from Brazil.
Both live in Brazil
and both were founders
of the family’s coat
of arms.
The
colours gold and black
reflect those of the
German Nations of the
Holy Roman Empire,
which connects the
Latin country Brazil
with Germany, as both
founders of the coat
of arms are Latin and
German.
The
name “Hellenthal”
translated means as
much as
“bright-valley”. The
gold represents the
“bright”, and the
abased barrulet stands
for the “valley”,
joining double flanks
and forming an “H” for
the families’ name.
All
symbols in the
achievement are
nautical, showing the
profession of the
founder of the coat of
arms as a Captain of a
worldwide trading
ship.
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