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

The Birdsong surname is a habitational name derived from any of several places called Vogelsang in Germany.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Vogelsang, Vogelgesang, Vogelzang and others.

First found in Pomerania, where the name acquired a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates in Prussia, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Birdsong research. Another 216 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1562, 1741, 1793, and 1837 are included under the topic Early Birdsong History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 56 words(4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Birdsong Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Simon Vogelgesang, who came to Philadelphia in 1741; Johann Nickol Vogelgesang, who came to Philadelphia in 1750; Johann Vogelsang, who came to Winterhill, Massachusetts in 1777.

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  2. Bahlow, Hans. Mecklenburgisches Namenbüchlein Ein Führer durch Mecklenburgs Familiennamen. Rostock: Carl Hinstorffs Verlag, 1932. Print.
  3. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
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  5. Bahlow, Hans and Edda Gentry. Translation Dictionary of German Names 2nd Edition. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 2002. Print.
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  7. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  8. Hildenbrand, A.M. Wappenfibel. Handbuch der Heraldik. Neustadt an der Aisch: 1970. Print.
  9. Kneschke, Dr. Ernest Heinrich. Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon 9 Volumes New General German Aristocracy Lexicon. Leipzig: Friedrich Voigt, 1859. Print.
  10. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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The Birdsong Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Birdsong 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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