The surname Forys was first found in Guyenne where this eminent family held a family seat from very early times. Literally the name means "blacksmith" from the Latin word "faber."
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Early History of the Forys family
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Forys Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Faurie, Fauries, Fauri, Faury, Forie, Fories, Fori, Fory, Forry, Faurrie, Faurries, Faurri, Faurry, Forrie, Forries and many more.
Early Notables of the Forys family
Notable amongst the name was Jean-Alexandre Faurie, Procurator for the seneschal of Puy during the 1700's.
Jean-Baptiste Faure was the son of a singer in the church at Moulins, where he was born Jan. 15, 1830. When he was 3 the family removed to Paris, and when he was 7 his father died. In 1843 he entered the solfeggio class in the Conservatoire, and soon after the maîtrise of the Madeleine, where he was under Trevaux, an excellent teacher, to whom he owes his sound knowledge of music. After the breaking of... Another 90 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Forys Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Forys family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joseph Faurie settled in Philadelphia in 1793; John Forry settled in Philadelphia in 1874.
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