The surname Bovey was first found in Marne adjacent to Lorraine, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor at Reims. The family were well established in the region of Nancy and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. The name descends from St Beuve, in the 12th century. Provencal St Beuvon was so honored for his great resistance against the Saracens.
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Early History of the Bovey family
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Bovey Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Bauve, Le Bauve, Lebauve, Bove, Le Bove, Bovo, Bovy, Bovey, Bavoux, Baveux, Bauvau, La Bauve and many more.
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Early Notables of the Bovey family
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Bovey migration to the United States
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Bovey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Jerome Bovey who settled in New York State in 1663
Margaret Bovey, who settled in New England in 1679
Contemporary Notables of the name Bovey (post 1700)
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William A. Bovey, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1884 1
Dr. Leonard Bovey, Scientific Counselor in Canada
Alixe Bovey, lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Kent at Canterbury
Henry Taylor Bovey LLD , DCL , FRS (1852-1912), English engineering science academic
Patricia E Bovey, Canadian Professor of Art History for the University of Winnipeg, Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria
Bovey migration to the United States 
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