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Early Origins of the Berthol family

The surname Berthol was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire département, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Bertha, Bercta or Adilberga (d. before 616) was the daughter of Haribert, King of the Franks, reigning in Paris and his wife Ingoberg. "The dates of her birth and her marriage are not known. married Æthelberht, king of Kent. Bertha's parents are said to have consented to her marriage on the condition that she and the bishop who should come over with her should be allowed the free exercise of the rites of Christianity. " 1

Early History of the Berthol family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Berthol research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1660, 1685, 1691, 1698, 1727, 1732, 1750 and 1771 are included under the topic Early Berthol History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Berthol Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Berthelot, Berthelo, Bertheloe, Berthelos, Berthelod, Bertelot, Bertelo, Berteloe, Bertelos, Bertelod, Berthelaut, Berthelau, Berthelaud, Bertelaud, Bertelau, Bertelaut, Berlot, Berlo, Bertlot, Bertlo, Berlod, Bertlod, Berthold, Bertholt, Bertold, Bertolt, Berthod, Berthaud, Berthot, Berthau, Berthaut, Berthault, Berthauld, Berthol and many more.

Early Notables of the Berthol family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Martin Berteau (1691-1771), a French cellist, cello teacher, and composer; and Jeanne Agnès Berthelot de Pléneuf, Marquise de Prie (1698-1727), French noblewoman during the reign of Louis XV. Charles Bertheau (1660-1732) was a French pastor in London, born at Montpelier, and educated partly in France...
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United States Berthol migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Berthol Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Bartholomew Berthol, who settled in Philadelphia in 1809


  1. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print


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