Delafageto History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Delafageto family

Early History of the Delafageto family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Delafageto research. Another 188 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1392, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1609, 1612 and 1759 are included under the topic Early Delafageto History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Delafageto Spelling Variations

History has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name Delafageto, some of which include Faget, Fager, Fageait, Fageais, Fageaies, Fagez, Fagé, Fagée, Fagest, De Faget, De Fageait, Fageti, De Fageto, Faguy, Fagette, Faggette, Fagey, Fagais and many more.

Early Notables of the Delafageto family

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Migration of the Delafageto family

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Delafageto has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Delafageto were Andrew Fager settled in Philadelphia in 1856; Jacob Frederick Fager settled in Philadelphia in 1856; Léopold Fager settled in Philadelphia in 1860..