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Where did the English Magnus family come from? What is the English Magnus family crest and coat of arms? When did the Magnus family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Magnus 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: Magnus, Manus, MacVanish, Magnusson, Magnuson, Magnos, Magnes, Magnusson, Magnuss, MacVinish, McWeynish and many more.First found in Shetland where they held a family seat in their territories in the Orkneys. The Viking influence of northern Scotland developed as a stepping stone to Iceland from Scandinavia. Many Viking expeditions were started from the Orkneys and the northern tip. Rollo, first Duke of Normandy, started his conquest of that part of France as an expeditionary from here. Hugo Magnus was found at 1114. [1] Later the name was found in Cortance, Aberdeen in the 17th century.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Magnus research. Another 327 words(23 lines of text) covering the years 1047, 1420, 1510, and 1600 are included under the topic Early Magnus History 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 Magnus. 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:
Magnus Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Jonas Magnus, who landed in New York City in 1660
Magnus Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Henrich Magnus, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752
- Charles Magnus, who was recorded in 1782 as being a British deserter in the American Revolution
- Charles Magnus, who landed in America in 1782
Magnus Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Alexander Magnus, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1806
- Samuel Magnus, who settled in New York, NY in 1834
- John Magnus, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1839
- Frederick Magnus, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1844
- Godfrey Magnus, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1844
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- Sandra H. Magnus PH.D. (b. 1964), NASA Astronaut with over 22 days in space
- Heinrich Gustav Magnus (1802-1870), German chemist, physicist, and educator
- Albertus Magnus (1193-1280), German scientist
- Wilhelm Magnus (1907-1990), German mathematician
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- Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
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- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
- Sanders, Joanne McRee Edition. English Settlers in Barbados 1637-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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