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![Show Contents]() Defoy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The French name Defoy was first used in the province of Auvergne. It was a name for someone who lived in Auvergne. Early Origins of the Defoy familyThe surname Defoy was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France. Early History of the Defoy familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Defoy research. The years 1632, 1649, 1655, 1730, 1775, 1779, 1793, 1805, 1815, 1817, 1822 and 1860 are included under the topic Early Defoy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Defoy Spelling VariationsMost surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Defoy, including Defoy, De Foy, Foy, Foyatier, Foye, Foyot, Foyer, Le Foyer, Lefoyer and many more. Early Notables of the Defoy familyNotable amongst the family was Jean Foy, born in Beauvais in 1632, who became a lawyer in 1649 and then a medical doctor in 1655. Louis-Etienne De Foy was ordained priest in 1730; Charles Foyer studied at the ecclesiastic college and in 1793 was elected captain of the parish of Notre-Dame of Beaupréau, for the Mauges Army; Sebastien-Maximilien Foy was a count, general, and very important politician in 1775; Louis-Isidore Foye was a politician in 1779 and was prefect of Etampes; Denis Foyatier was a sculptor in 1793 in Bussieres; Francois Foy...
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Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Defoy were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Defoy were Defoy Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Louis Defoy, who was married in 1696 in Quebec
Defoy Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Charles Defoy was married in 1718 in St-Augustin
- Charles De foy, son of Louis and Marie-Charlotte, who married Marie-Angélique Brousseau, daughter of Jean and Anne, in Saint-Augustin, Quebec on 30th May 1718 1
- Antoine De foy, son of André and Françoise, who married Marie-Anne Chaillé, daughter of Henri and Françoise, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 23rd August 1723 1
- Jean-Jérémie De foy, son of François and Marie, who married Marguerite Chappau, daughter of Jean and Madeleine, in Quebec on 30th March 1724 1
- Jean-François De foy, son of Charles and Marie-Angélique, who married Marie-Jeanne Maurice, daughter of Charles and Catherine, in Montreal, Quebec on 22nd January 1748 1
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- Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
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