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Early Origins of the Dody family

The surname Dody was first found in Lyonnais.

Early History of the Dody family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dody research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1083, 1524, 1634, 1655, 1664, 1666, 1716, 1751, 1775, 1816, 1848, 1858, 1868, 1870, 1887 and 1919 are included under the topic Early Dody History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Dody Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Dode, Dodon, Dodet, Dodeux, Dodin, Dodart, Dodier, Dodelin, Deaudelin, Dodinat, Dodart, Dodat, Dodds, Dodelier, Doderet, Dodieu, Dodillion, Dodolin, Dodon, Dodun and many more.

Early Notables of the Dody family

Notable amongst the family was

  • Andre-Marie-Francois Dody was a general in Besancon in 1887


United States Dody migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dody Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Martin Dody, who arrived in America in 1864 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Dody (post 1700) +

  • Lieutenant-General Andre-Marie-Franois Dody (1887-1960), French General Officer Commanding 21st Military Region (1944-1945) 2


  1. 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)
  2. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Andre-Marie-Franois Dody. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Dody/Andre-Marie-Fran%C3%A7ois/France.html


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