The surname Andez was first found in Valentia a city of Calbria in the province of Catanzaro. It suffered a disastrous earthquake in 1783 which destroyed the city but under French occupation it was rebuilt and became capital of the province of Catanzaro. Frederick II built a castle there. Before the quake the history of the city goes back to Dionysius in 388 B.C. It became Carthaginian, Brutti and Syracusian. Later, in 294, Vibo Valentia was a flourishing Roman colony about 294 B.C. There are many artifacts and relics from this ancient civilization. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.
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Early History of the Andez family
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Migration of the Andez family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Andis, who came to Philadelphia in 1741; Joseph Andes, who settled in Philadelphia in 1818; Peter Andes, who came to Baltimore in 1832; Marianne Andes, who settled in Baltimore in 1832.
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