Chambly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Chambly family

The surname Chambly was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dijonnais 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.

Early History of the Chambly family

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Chambly Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chamblis, Chambliss, Chamblay, Chambley, Chambly and many more.

Early Notables of the Chambly family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Jacques de Chambly (died 1687), French military officer who became a seigneur in the New World and a Governor of Acadia in 1673

Chambly migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chambly Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Ann Chambly, who arrived in Virginia in 1651 1

Chambly Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

I C Chambly, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 1

Citations +

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)