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![Show Contents]() Bres History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Bres familyThe surname Bres was first found in Silesia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. Early History of the Bres familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bres research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1856 is included under the topic Early Bres History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bres Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Brese, Breese, Breser, Bresel, Bres, Bresen, Bressen, Bresler and many more. Early Notables of the Bres familyNotables of the period with the surname Bres were - Johann Leopold Ludwig Brese, who as a lieutenant general and general inspector of the engineering corps and was ennobled in 1856 in recognition of fifty years of service in the Prussian army
Bres RankingIn France, the name Bres is the 3,280th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Bres Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Casimir Bres, aged 22, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1850 2
- Abram Bres, aged 4, who settled in America, in 1893
- Auguston Bres, aged 29, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
Bres Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Henri Bres, aged 26, who landed in America from Nice, France, in 1909
- Laurette Bres, aged 1, who immigrated to the United States from Gagnieri, France, in 1913
- Marie Bres, aged 22, who landed in America from Gagnieri, France, in 1913
- Emili Bres, aged 30, who landed in America from Gagnieri, France, in 1913
- Henri Bres, aged 28, who immigrated to America from Gagnieri, France, in 1913
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- Brigadier-General Edward Sedley Bres (1888-1967), American Commander Base 1, Base Section (Australia), Services of Supply (1944) 3
- Madeleine Brès (1842-1921), first female French doctor in medicine
- Malgorzata Bres (1959-1988), Polish fencer at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, November 3) Edward Bres. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Bres/Edward_Sedley/USA.html
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