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Early Origins of the Gasse family

The surname Gasse was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Gasse family

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Gasse Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gass, Gasse and others.

Early Notables of the Gasse family

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United States Gasse migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gasse Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Peter Gasse, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Gasse (post 1700) +

  • Henri Barthélemy Gasse, Officer of the Legion of Honour, decorated Knight by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Public Health, Veterinary surgeon, Paris


  1. 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)


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