Forge History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Forge family

The surname Forge was first found in Touraine.

Early History of the Forge family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Forge research. Another 51 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1580, 1811, 1823, 1836, 1842, 1860 and 1900 are included under the topic Early Forge History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Forge Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Forge, Forgeron, Forgue, Forgues and others.

Early Notables of the Forge family

Notable at this time was

Germain Forget, born in 1580, who published law books, poems, and other works. Paul-Emile Daurand-Forgues, also known as "Old Nick", started his journalism career in the southern region of Languedoc b...
Amédée Forget was a doctor in Chartres in 1811
Louis-Emile Forget was a general in Strasbourg in 1836
Alfred-Armand Forgeron was a painter in 1842 in Paris

Forge migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Forge Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Tho Forge, who received a land patent in Virginia in 1666

Forge Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Forge, an 'emigrant in bondage,' who arrived in America in 1750

Forge Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A M Forge, who landed in America in 1833 1
Joh Forge, who arrived in America in 1833 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Forge (post 1700) +

Roy Forge Smith (1929-2017), British production designer, known for his work on Monty Python and the Holy Grail and 44 episodes of the Ghost Whisperer from 2005 to 2007

Citations +

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)