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Where did the French Gilles family come from? What is the French Gilles family crest and coat of arms? When did the Gilles family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Gilles 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: Gilly, Gilli, Gilles, La Gilly, Les Gilles, Le Gilly, De Gilly, De Gilli, Le Gilli, Du Gilley, Du Gilli, Des Gilles, Jilly, Jilli, Jilles, De Jilly, De Jilli, Des Jilles, Gillis and many more.First found in Languedoc, where this eminent family held a family seat since ancient times.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gilles research. Another 376 words(27 lines of text) covering the years 1146, 1150, 1424, 1462, 1704, 1733, 1740, 1752, 1785, 1803, 1808, and 1815 are included under the topic Early Gilles 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 Gilles. 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:
Gilles Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Jno Gilles, who arrived in Virginia in 1658
- Edward Gilles Jr. settled in Barbados in 1680
Gilles Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- John Gilles, who arrived in Virginia in 1705
- Melchior Gilles, who arrived in New York, NY in 1708
- Markham Gilles, who landed in Virginia in 1776
Gilles Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- George Gilles settled in Philadelphia in 1812
- Catherine Gilles, who arrived in New York, NY in 1836
- Eliza Gilles, who arrived in New York, NY in 1836
- William Gilles, who landed in New York, NY in 1836
- George Gilles, aged 1, landed in New York, NY in 1847
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- Alexe Gilles (b. 1992), American figure skater, 2008 U.S. Junior Champion and 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist
- Todd Gilles (b. 1986), American ice dancer
- Jean Gilles (1668-1705), French composer
- Jean Gilles (1904-1961), French General
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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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- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
- D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
- Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
- Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
- Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- 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 Gilles Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gilles 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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