Foissy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Foissy family

Early History of the Foissy family

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

Foissy Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Foissy family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Charles-Julie-Pierre Foison, born in Avranches in 1771, who was a Brigadier during the Revolution and was named a Second-Lieutenant; Joseph-Ignace Foissey was made a general lawyer at the court of parliament, counts, aides and finances of Metz; Antoine-Henri-Jules-Elisabeth, Baron and viscount of Foissac-Latour, was a general around 1782; Jean-Baptiste Foissard was an administrator of the district of Louviers when he was elected, in 1791, deputy of l'Eure at the Legislative Assembly; Jean-Louis-Severin Foisset was an archaeologist; Joseph-Theophile...
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Migration of the Foissy 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.