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Where did the Irish Caffery family come from? What is the Irish Caffery family crest and coat of arms? When did the Caffery family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Caffery family history?
There are multitude of rich histories underlying the many Irish surnames in use today. The name Caffery originally appeared in Gaelic as Mac Gafraidh. Gafraidh or Gothraidh equates with the English personal name Godfrey. Variations that start with the prefix Mac or Mc mean son of Godfrey.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Many different spelling variations of the surname Caffery were found in the archives researched. These included Scribes and church officials generally spelled a name as it sounded; as a result, a person's name could be spelt innumerable ways in his lifetime. MacCaffery, MacCaffrey, MacCafferty, MacAffery, MacAffry, MacAfferty, MacGoffrey, MacGodfrey and many more.First found in County Fermanagh, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caffery research. Another 180 words(13 lines of text) covering the year 1987 is included under the topic Early Caffery History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Caffery. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
North America received thousands of Irish immigrants from the English-ruled Ireland during the 19th century. Once in the United States or what would become Canada, these immigrants quickly contributed to the ongoing settling and industrialization processes. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. An exhaustive examination of immigrant and passenger lists has shown many early immigrants bearing the surname of Caffery:
Caffery Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Patrick Caffery, who landed in Virginia in 1705
- Mary Caffery, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1745
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- Donelson Caffery (1835-1906), American politician from the state of Louisiana
- Patrick Thomson Caffery (b. 1932), American attorney who formerly served as a U.S. representative
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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The Caffery Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Caffery Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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