The French surname Amours is derived from the medieval name Amor, which is derived from the Latin word "amor", which means love.
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Early Origins of the Amours family
The surname Amours was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.
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Early History of the Amours family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Amours research. Another 25 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1657, 1666, 1669 and 1696 are included under the topic Early Amours History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Amours Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Amour, Amours, D'amour, D'amours, Damour, Damoure, St. Amour, St-Amour and many more.
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Early Notables of the Amours family
Notable amongst the family in this period was
Mathieu Damours (d’Amours) de Freneuse (1657-1696), French seigneur in Acadia and member of the Conseil Souverain of New France
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Migration of the Amours family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Mathieu Damours, who married Marie Marsolet in Québec city in 1652; Janne Damourette, who came to Louisiana in 1720; Francois Amoure, who was naturalized in St. Clair County, Illinois in 1789.
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