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Where did the French Marais family come from? What is the French Marais family crest and coat of arms? When did the Marais family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Marais family history?
The Marais surname is a habitational name derived from any of several places named with the Old French words "mareis," or "maresc," meaning "marsh."
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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: Desmarais, Demarais, Des Marais, Desmarets, Desmarés, Desmareys, Desmaray, Desmaraie, Desmarest, Desmaret, Desmarets, Démarais, Démarets, Démarey, Démareys, Démarés, Démarey, Démaré, Démarés, Démarée, Démarées, Démaraie, Démaray, Maret, Marest, Marais, Mareys, Marets, Marest, Mares, Marays, Marrey, Mareys, Marées, Des Marest, Des Maret, Des Marets, Des Marez, De Marest, Du Marest, Du Marais, Du Marrey, Du Mareys, Du Mares, Du Marays, Du Mareys, Du Marées and many more.First found in Cambray, Normandy where ancestors of the family belonged to the house of Bousis.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marais research. Another 342 words(24 lines of text) covering the years 1096, 1108, 1113, 1360, 1429, 1500, 1518, 1519, 1567, 1595, 1604, 1648, 1676, 1682, 1696, and 1721 are included under the topic Early Marais History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
Another 91 words(6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Marais 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 Marais. 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:
Marais Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Francois Marais, aged 48, landed in Louisiana in 1719
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- Marin Marais (1656-1728), French composer and viola player
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- Roland Marais (1685-1750), French Baroque composer
- Eugène Marais (1871-1936), South African lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer
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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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- Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
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The Marais Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Marais 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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