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Where did the French Delafaye family come from? What is the French Delafaye family crest and coat of arms? When did the Delafaye family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Delafaye family history?

The region of ancient France known as Auvergne is where the name Delafaye was born. Delafaye was a name for someone who lived near a grove of beech trees. It is associated with the Auvergne region of France, on the Massíf Central in the south and center of the country.

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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 Fay, Fait, Fais, Faie, Faite, Faies, Fez, Fée, Faye, De Fay, De Fait, De Fais, De Faie, De Faies, De Fez, De Fée, De Fé, Fé, De Faye and many more.

First found in Auvergne where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Delafaye research. Another 503 words(36 lines of text) covering the years 1145, 1220, 1309, 1360, 1393, 1400, 1500, 1669, 1700, 1757, 1764, 1806, and 1814 are included under the topic Early Delafaye History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Delafaye Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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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 Delafaye 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 Delafaye were C. Fay, aged 31; settled in New York in 1823; Eugène Fay settled in Philadelphia in 1876; Gabriel Fay settled in Philadelphia in 1865; John Fay settled in Philadelphia in 1838.

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The Delafaye Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Delafaye 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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