Debois History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsBoisseau, which comes from the name Boissard, was originally a name given to a person that worked as a merchant and it was also used as a nickname for "un homme trapu", or in English, a "stocky man". 1 Early Origins of the Debois familyThe surname Debois was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family held a family seat at the village of Beauce in the arrondisement of Blois. One source claims that the name Boisseau was seen with a noble family from Saintonge, a former French province on the central-west coast of France, that settled on the French owned Caribbean island of Martinique and maintained nobility in 1698. 2 Early History of the Debois familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Debois research. Another 61 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1479, 1523, 1694, 1754 and 1758 are included under the topic Early Debois History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Debois Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Boisseau, Boissel, Boissard, Boisselet, Boisselat, Boissenet, Boissonneau and many more. Early Notables of the Debois familyAnother 45 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Debois Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Debois Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
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