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Denison Family Crest
Denison Family Crest
Denison

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Where did the French Denison family come from? What is the French Denison family crest and coat of arms? When did the Denison family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Denison family history?

The surname is one of the oldest family names to came from that French region known as Brittany. It is derived from the Greek given name Dionysios, which means a follower of the Greek god of the same name. Much of the popularity of the name Denison is due to the fact that it was borne by the 3rd century Bishop of Paris who later became the patron saint of France.

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Throughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Denison some of which are Denis, Dennis, Denys, Dennys, Denice, Denise, Deniset, Deniseau, Denison, Denisard, Denizot, Denizon and many more.

First found in Champagne, where this illustrious family held a family seat since ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Denison research. Another 303 words(22 lines of text) covering the years 1294, 1340, 1360, 1384, 1390, 1404, 1438, 1448, and 1700 are included under the topic Early Denison History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec, in 1663 there were only 500, 2,000 migrants arrived during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. 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. Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 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 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many distinguished contributions have been made by members of this family name Denison. It has been prominent in the arts, religion, politics and culture in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Denison were

Denison Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Edward Denison, who settled in Virginia in 1623
  • Edward Denison, who landed in Virginia in 1623
  • William Denison, his wife Margaret, and their three sons, who settled in Massachusetts in 1631
  • William Denison, who landed in Massachusetts in 1631
  • Margaret Denison, who landed in Massachusetts in 1632


Denison Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Catherine Denison, who settled in Maryland in 1735

Denison Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • James Denison, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1838

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  • Ellery Denison (1900-1989), American philatelist who specialized in the postage stamps and postal history of China
  • Edward E. Denison (1873-1953), American congressman
  • Edward Fulton Denison (1915-1992), American economist
  • Sir William Thomas Denison (1804-1871), British army officer and colonial administrator, Governor of New South Wales (1855-1861) and Governor of Madras (1861-1866)
  • John Evelyn Denison (1800-1873), English Politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (1857-1872), created Viscount Ossington
  • Albert Denison (d. 1860), English nobleman, formerly a Conyngham, created Baron Londesborough
  • Michael Denison CBE (1915-1998), noted English actor
  • Daniel Denison (b. 1985), English professional golfer
  • Edward Denison (1840-1870), English philanthropist
  • Edward Denison (1801-1854), English bishop of Salisbury

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  • Denison Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison by Elverton Glenn Denison.
  • A Record of the Descendants of Capt. George Denison of Stonington, Connecticut: With Notices of His Father and Brothers, and Some Account of Other Denisons Who Settled in America in the Colony Times by John Denison Baldwin.
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  2. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
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  5. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  6. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  7. Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
  8. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  9. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  10. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
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The Denison Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Denison 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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