Gamon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Gamon family

The surname Gamon was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where this distinguished family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Gamon family

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Gamon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gamon, Gamond, Gamont, Gamons, Gammon, Gammond, Gammont, Gammons, Gaimena, Gaimona, Gamona, Gaiman, Gaimman, Gaimmona, Gammona, Gaimonna, Gamonna, Gaimenna, Gaimmena, Gaman, Gamman, Gamans, Gammans, Gamone and many more.

Early Notables of the Gamon family

Notable amongst the family name at this period was

Pierre-François De Gamon, Lord of La Lombardière and a Counsellor at the Appeals Tribunal of Valence during the 1600's

Gamon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gamon Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Anne Gamon, who landed in Virginia in 1653 1

Gamon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Rafael Gamon, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1849 1
Juan De Gamon, who arrived in Peru in 1877 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Gamon (post 1700) +

William A. Gamon, American politician, Mayor of Wheaton, Illinois, 1954 2
John Arthur Gamon (1883-1967), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Consul in Puerto Cortes, 1914-15; Corinto, 1915-16; Guaymas, 1917; Acapulco, 1917-21; Cobh, 1921-25; U.S. Consul General in London, 1925-28 2

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html