Camu History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Camu family

Early History of the Camu family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Camu research. Another 426 words (30 lines of text) covering the years 1426, 1430, 1460, 1546, 1584, 1610, 1632, 1640, 1648, 1652, 1656, 1668, 1672, 1677, 1680, 1707, 1722, 1726, 1732, 1750, 1789, 1791, 1810 and 1863 are included under the topic Early Camu History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Camu Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Camus, Camut, Camou, Camu, Camous, Gamu, Gamus, Gamou, Gamous, Le Camus, Le Camut, Le Camou, Le Camu, Le Camous, Le Gamu, Le Gamus, Le Gamou, Le Gamous, Camard, Camardo, Camardon and many more.

Early Notables of the Camu family

Notable amongst the names at this time was

• Jean-Pierre Camus de Pontcarré (1584-1652), a French bishop, preacher, and author of works of fiction and spirituality
• Étienne Le Camus (1632-1707), was a French cardinal, son of Nicolas le Camus, a state councillor
• Camus Cognac is a brand of cognac that has been produced by five generations of the Camus family, since 1863 when Jean-Baptiste Camus organized a group of producers to sell cognac under the brand 'La...
• Sébastien Le Camus (ca. 1610-1677) was a French composer. He entered into the service of Louis XIII in 1640 and became intendant de la musique to Gaston d'Orléans in 1648
• François Joseph des Camus (1672-1732), was a French mechanic, born near Saint-Mihiel, France. After studying for the church, he devoted himself to mechanical inventions, a number of which he described...
• Louis-Camus Destouches (1668-1726), usually called Destouches-Canon, was an artillery officer in the French Royal Army

Migration of the Camu family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Antoine Camus, aged 41; settled in Louisiana in 1719.