Desforges History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Desforges family

The surname Desforges was first found in Britanny (Bretagne).

Early History of the Desforges family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Desforges research. The years 1697, 1737, 1746, 1749, 1765, 1888 and 1923 are included under the topic Early Desforges History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Desforges Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Desforges, Desfarges, Des Farges, Des Forges and many more.

Early Notables of the Desforges family

Notable amongst this name at this time was

Paul Desforges-Maillard was brought up by the Jesuits at the Vannes College and finished his law studies in Rennes...
Bachaumont Desforges was clerk to the State prosecutor and is recorded as having been involved in the opera in 1749...
Joseph Desforges was a comic actor in Lille in 1765 and was prominent especially in Bordeaux...
Emile Desforges, born in Apremont (Cher) in 1888, was an officer, but quit the army in 1923, moved to Clermont-Ferrand, became a businessman and dedicated all of his free time to local history, folklo...

Desforges Ranking

In France, the name Desforges is the 2,840^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Desforges migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Desforges Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Etienne Desforges, aged 20, who arrived in Montreal in 1653
Jean Desforges, son of Jean and Anne, who married Marie-Marguerite Verdon, daughter of Jean and Marguerite, in Lachine, Quebec on 14th February 1689 2

Desforges Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Etienne Desforges, son of Etienne and Marie, who married Marie Niel, daughter of Pierre and Jacquette, in Quebec on 12th October 1700 2
Etienne Desforges married in 1700 in Quebec
Genevieve Desforges married in 1710 in Montreal
Jean-Baptiste-Claude Desforges, son of Jean and Marie-Marguerite, who married Marie-Madeleine Rivière, daughter of Jacques and Catherine, in Boucherville, Quebec on 3rd November 1722 2
Paul Desforges, son of Jean and Marie-Marguerite, who married Marie-Jeanne Tartre, daughter of Guillaume and Barbe, in Montreal, Quebec on 12th July 1726 2
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Desforges migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Desforges Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Charles Des Forges, aged 18, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Gainsborough" in 1878 3
Algernon Des Forges, aged 21, a butcher, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Gainsborough" in 1878 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Desforges (post 1700) +

Dr. Jane F. Desforges (b. 1921), American physician and teacher, recipient of the University School of Medicine's Outstanding Teacher Award for thirteen consecutive years
Régine Desforges, French publisher, known for publishing Le Necrophile in 1972
Jacques Desforges, French priest and aviation visionary, eponym of the 10830 Desforges, a Eunomian asteroid
Pierre-Louis Hus- Desforges (1773-1838), French cellist, conductor and composer
Joseph Desforges, French Canadian lawyer in Terrebonne, Quebec in the nineteenth century
Emilie-Virginie Desforges (b. 1983), Canadian skiing athlete
Fannie Desforges, Canadian athlete from Fournier, Ontario, the second Canadian woman to win a competition in the Red Bull Crashed Ice competition

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 3rd November 2011). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html