It has come to our attention that Ernest Joseph "Duty" Scarabin has passed away. Below you'll find two great photos of him. The first below is of him and Margaret Scarabin. The other is of Uncle Duty doing one of the things he did best - fishing and trawling! If and when new details emerge, we will post them on the Scarabin Blog.

Scarabin History

The surname Scarabin is traced only to Bordeaux, France although many believe it's an Ukrainian name. The Bordeaux connection comes from the fact that Francois' ship probably sailed from Bordeaux, but he was from San (Saint) Malo. Francois deserted the French Navy and jumped ship on to a freighter as a stowaway near Bordeaux then jumped ship in southeast Louisiana when he was just 14 years old. As time went on, he cried because he missed his family back in France.  Apparently, he never saw them again. He was a short "dried up" man.  Many of whom remain from Francois' blood reside in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, USA in towns such as Belle Chasse, Boothville, Buras, Port Eads, and Venice.  Additional Scarabins have been found to be living in Apalachicola, Florida, places in North Carolina and in Austrian cities such as Alpbach or Vienna; i.e., Celine Scarabin.  Perhaps the roots of the name lie within cities in France such as Aire Sur La Lys, Baden, Bois Colombes, Clichy, La Baule, La Garde, Lannion, Lyon, Montigny Les Metz, Paris, Perros Guirec, Ploulec h, Pludual, Rennes, Savigny Sur Orge, Strasbourg, or Trebeurden.