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Early Origins of the Foissac family

The surname Foissac was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

Early History of the Foissac family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Foissac research. The years 1771, 1782, 1791, 1800, 1801, 1850 and 1897 are included under the topic Early Foissac History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Foissac Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Foisy, Foison, Foissac, Foissard, Foisset, Foissey and many more.

Early Notables of the Foissac family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

  • Antoine-Henri-Jules-Elisabeth, Baron and viscount of Foissac-Latour, was a general around 1782
  • François-Marie-Louis-Victor de Foissac-Latour was a Colonel and a Second Lieutenant in 1800
  • Pierre Foissac, born in Albas in 1801, became a doctor and in 1850 founded the Medical Society of the first district. He was a partisan and obtained the cross of the Legion of Honour. Adrien Foissac w...

Migration of the Foissac family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 200 individuals of the lineage who arrived from France to Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among them, Martin Foisy married in 1665 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec.



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