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Where did the French Deboy family come from? What is the French Deboy family crest and coat of arms? When did the Deboy family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Deboy family history? Of all the French names to come from the Languedoc of France, Deboy is one of the most ancient. The name is a result of the original family having lived in Languedoc, where the family was found since the early Middle Ages.There were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include Boyer, Boyet, Boyay, Boyey, Boyé, Boyais, Boier, Boiaie, Boyaie, Boiay, Boiais, de Boyer, de Boyet, de Boyay, de Boyey, de Boyé, du Boyer, Du Boyer, du Boyet, du Boyay and many more. First found in Languedoc, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Deboy research. Another 444 words(32 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1538, 1721, and 1753 are included under the topic Early Deboy History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Deboy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. By 1643 there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Since immigration was slow, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Deboy has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Deboy were Stephen Boyer settled in Virginia in 1652; Andreas Boyer settled in Philadelphia in 1865; Pierre Boyer settled in Louisiana in 1757.
The Deboy Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Deboy 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. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:21. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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