| ![Show Contents]() Bres History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The French name Bres originated in the northern coastal region of France known as Normandy. The name Normandy was derived from the settlement and conquest of the territory by ("Northmen") better known as Vikings. Early Origins of the Bres familyThe surname Bres was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family first originated, maintaining their status as one of the more distinguished families of the region. Robert de Brix, companion to Duke Guillaume, was first registered in the region in 1066. The family later received its title of nobility in 1666. The family continued to prosper and was later cited in Fontenay le Comte in the sub-prefecture of Vendée. Nicolas Brisson was recorded in the region in 1431. Other noteworthy family members include a commander of Rivière (in the region of Touraine) in 1404 and Barnabé Brisson, thought to be the most scholarly of men by King Henry III, he was president of parliament in Paris. 1 Early History of the Bres familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bres research. Another 52 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1467, 1531, 1591, 1666, 1810 and 1813 are included under the topic Early Bres History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bres Spelling VariationsOne can encounter great variation in the spelling of French surnames; in part, as spelling, and the spelling names was not yet standardized during the early development of the written French language. Later, there was much branching and movement of families, and spellings would change according to region. Variations of the name Bres include Brisson, Brison, Brès, Bris, Brix, de Brix, Bresset, Bresson, Bressot, Brice, Brisse, Brisset, Brissonot, Brissonneau, Brissonet, Brissonnet, Brissot, Brissaud and many more. Early Notables of the Bres familyAnother 43 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bres Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bres RankingIn France, the name Bres is the 3,280th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2
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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 Bres were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Bres were
Bres Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Casimir Bres, aged 22, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1850 3
- Abram Bres, aged 4, who settled in America, in 1893
- Auguston Bres, aged 29, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
Bres Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Henri Bres, aged 26, who landed in America from Nice, France, in 1909
- Laurette Bres, aged 1, who immigrated to the United States from Gagnieri, France, in 1913
- Marie Bres, aged 22, who landed in America from Gagnieri, France, in 1913
- Emili Bres, aged 30, who landed in America from Gagnieri, France, in 1913
- Henri Bres, aged 28, who immigrated to America from Gagnieri, France, in 1913
| Contemporary Notables of the name Bres (post 1700) | + |
- Brigadier-General Edward Sedley Bres (1888-1967), American Commander Base 1, Base Section (Australia), Services of Supply (1944) 4
- Madeleine Brès (1842-1921), first female French doctor in medicine
- Malgorzata Bres (1959-1988), Polish fencer at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. 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)
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, November 3) Edward Bres. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Bres/Edward_Sedley/USA.html
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