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Where did the German Fort family come from? What is the German Fort family crest and coat of arms? When did the Fort family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Fort family history?
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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: Fort, Forte, Forten, Fortern, Fortberger, Forteau, Fortema, Fortemps, Forter, Fortin, Fortner, Forton and many more.First found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the name Fort became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fort research. Another 179 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1698, 1720, and 1817 are included under the topic Early Fort History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Fort. 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:
Fort Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Marmaduke Fort, who landed in Maryland in 1653
- John Fort, who arrived in Maryland in 1678
- John Fort who settled in Maryland in 1685
- John Fort settled in Maryland in 1685
Fort Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Jean Fort, aged 30, landed in Louisiana in 1720
- Francis Fort settled in Virginia in 1736
- Claude Fort settled in Louisiana in 1756
- Andrew Fort, who arrived in New York in 1760
- Andreas Fort, who came to New York in 1771
Fort Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Lewis Emanuel Fort settled in Philadelphia in 1804
- Lewis Emanuel Fort settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1804
- C Fort, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
- J. A. Fort settled in San Francisco Cal. in 1852
- J. A. Fort settled in San Francisco in 1852
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- Charles Hoy Fort (1874-1932), American writer and researcher into anomalous phenomena
- Brigadier-General Guy Osborne Fort (1879-1942), American Commanding General Lanao Force (1942)
- Jean Fort, former headmistress of Rodean
- Alain Roger Louis Fort, French lawyer and deputy in Paris
- Jean Pierre Fort, French engineer, General Controller of the army, and Director of firms in Paris
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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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- Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2000. Print. (ISBN 978-0806303024).
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- Neubecker, Ottfried. Wappen-Bilder-Lexikon der bürgerlichen Geschlechter Deutschlands, Oesterreichs und der Schweiz. Battenberg, München: 1985. Print.
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Garland, Mary and Henry Garland Editions. Oxford Companion To German Literature 3rd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Print. (ISBN 0198158963).
- Jones, Henry Z. Palatine Families of New York 2 Volumes. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2001. Print. (ISBN 978-0961388829).
- Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmachers Wappenbuch. München, Battenberg: 1975. Print.
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
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The Fort Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Fort 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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