Brie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Brie family

The surname Brie was first found in Lorraine where this distinguished family held a family seat, and the main stem of this aristocratic family were elevated to the nobility on the 4th July 1622. They became the Marquis de Brie.

In Champagne they held a family seat in Camprond and intermarried with the distinguished family of Sablonnière. They branched westward into Brittany where they were elevated to the nobility as the Barons de Retz. From this point they moved south to Anjou and held a family seat at Serrant. They also branched to Limousin where they held estates. The family also established a house in Bourgogne at Brochardiere.

Jean LaBrie, son of Louis and Jeanne, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Marie-Xainte Boucher, daughter of Pierre and Marie, at Château-Richer on 7th November 1689. 1

Early History of the Brie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brie research. The years 1528, 1530, 1532, 1598, 1823, 1843 and 1844 are included under the topic Early Brie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Labrie, Labre, Labree, Labret, L'Abri, Brie, DeBrie, Debrie, Dubray, Brehaut, Briart and many more.

Early Notables of the Brie family

Notable in the family name was

Dick Theodore De Brie (1528-1598), French engraver, born at Liege in 1528, and worked for the greater part of his life at Frankfort. "He was for some years in London, and did work here which makes his...

Brie Ranking

In France, the name Brie is the 6,533^rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Brie migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Catherine Brie, aged 56, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 3
J Brie, aged 62, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 3
Marie Brie, aged 30, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 3
Nicholas Brie, aged 17, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 3
David Brie, who arrived in New York, NY in 1849 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Brie (post 1700) +

Brie Gertler, American philosopher
Brie Larson (b. 1989), American actress and pop rock singer/songwriter

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)