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![Show Contents]() Fossey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The long and noble heritage behind the name of Fossey first began in medieval France. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Fossey family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Fossey was an occupational name for a reaper or mower, or a maker of scythes deriving from the Old French word "fauche," which meant "scythe." Early Origins of the Fossey familyThe surname Fossey was first found in Périgord, where this illustrious family held a family seat since ancient times. Early History of the Fossey familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fossey research. Another 444 words (32 lines of text) covering the years 1399, 1476, 1594, 1644, 1653, 1667, 1688, 1696, 1711, 1733, 1755, 1789, 1800, 1815 and 1820 are included under the topic Early Fossey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fossey Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Faucher, Fauché, Fauchet, Foucher, Fauchey, Focher, Foché, Foucher, Fochay, Fouché and many more. Early Notables of the Fossey familyAnother 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Fossey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fossey RankingIn France, the name Fossey is the 4,696th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Fossey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Cap Fossey, who arrived in Boston in 1767
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Fossey Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Peter Fossey U.E. who settled in New Brunswick c. 1783 was a passenger aboard "Cyrus" on August 21, 1783 from New York to Saint John River 2
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The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3Fossey Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century- John Fossey, who settled in Jamaica in 1736
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- Dian Fossey (1932-1985), American field researcher of African gorillas
- Brigitte Fossey (b. 1947), in Tourcoing, Nord, France, is an actress
- Fossey John Cobb Hearnshaw (1869-1946), English professor of history, specializing in medieval history
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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