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Where did the French Forest family come from? What is the French Forest family crest and coat of arms? When did the Forest family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Forest family history?
The surname Forest is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. The name Foret is derived from the Old French word "foret," meaning "forest," and distinguished a person who lived in or near such a place. In some cases it may have been used as an occupational surname for a forester.
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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)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Foret, Forest, Forez, Forait, Foraie, Forais, Foraies, Foré, Forêt, Forêst, Forer, Forey, La Foret, La Forest, La Forez, La Forait, La Foraie, La Forais, La Foraies, La Foré, La Forêt, La Forêst, Laforest, La Forer and many more.First found in Savoie where this renowned family 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 Forest research. Another 373 words(27 lines of text) covering the years 1310, 1442, 1539, 1620, 1638, 1790, and 1793 are included under the topic Early Forest History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
More information is included under the topic Early Forest Notables 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 Forest. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Forest Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- George Forest settled in Virginia in 1607
- George Forest, who landed in Jamestown Va in 1607
- George Forest settled in Virginia in 1608
- George Forest, who settled in Virginia in 1608
- Daniel Forest settled in Virginia in 1651
Forest Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Jean Baptiste Forest, who arrived in South Carolina in 1755
- Paul Forest, who landed in South Carolina in 1755
- Anthony Forest, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1758
- Benoist Forest, who arrived in Connecticut in 1763
- Marie Forest settled in Maryland in 1763
Forest Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Robert Forest, who landed in New York in 1813
- John Forest, who landed in New York, NY in 1816
- Lemuel De Forest, aged 30, settled in New York in 1820
- Joseph Forest, who arrived in Tippecanoe County, Ind in 1848
- J Forest, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
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- Herbert Léon Forest, American Government Official
- Frank Forest (1896-1976), American opera singer
- Lee De Forest (1873-1961), American inventor with over 180 patents to his credit including the vacuum tube
- Jean-Claude Forest (1930-1998), French comic book author and creator of Barbarella
- Joseph Léon Bertrand Forest, Canadian Government Official, Quebec
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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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- Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
- Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
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The Forest Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Forest 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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