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![Show Contents]() Bellmer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Normandy is the region of ancient France from which the name Bellmer was derived. It comes from when the family lived at Bellamare, in Normandy. Early Origins of the Bellmer familyThe surname Bellmer was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family was first established becoming one of the more notable families of the region. Early History of the Bellmer familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bellmer research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1214, 1588, 1666 and 1777 are included under the topic Early Bellmer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bellmer Spelling VariationsHistory has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name Bellmer, some of which include Bellemare, de Bellemare, Bellemere, Bellemaire, Bellemayre, Bellmer, Bellmore and many more. Early Notables of the Bellmer familyAnother 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bellmer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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By 1643 there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Since immigration was slow, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Bellmer has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Bellmer were
Bellmer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- George Bellmer who, at the age of 56, settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1822
- Georg Karl Friedrich Bellmer, who arrived in North America in 1822
- Carl Bellmer, aged 36, who arrived in Texas in 1844 aboard the ship "Joh. Dehardt", he died in 1849 1
- John Bellmer, who arrived in Sacramento Co. CA in 1859
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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