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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Glet, Glett, Glot, Gloton, Glad, Gladat, Glat and many more.

First found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Glad research. Another 149 words(11 lines of text) covering the year 1697 is included under the topic Early Glad History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Glad Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Erich Glad, who landed in New York in 1791
  • Erick Glad, who arrived in New York in 1791

Glad Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Eugene Glad, who landed in St Clair County, Ill in 1857

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  1. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  2. 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).
  3. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  4. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  5. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  6. Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
  7. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  8. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
  9. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
  10. De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
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The Glad Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Glad 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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