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Early Origins of the Frenay family

The surname Frenay was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Frenay family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Frenay research. Another 152 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1392, 1493, 1528, 1552, 1611, 1650 and 1668 are included under the topic Early Frenay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Frenay Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Franay, Frasnay, Franais, Franait, Franez, Franai, Franet, Frané, Franée, Frenay, Frenaye, Franey, de Franay, de Frasnay and many more.

Early Notables of the Frenay family

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Migration of the Frenay family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: A. G. M. and A. Frenaye, who settled in Philadelphia in 1808; Michel Fernet, who arrived in Quebéc and married Olive DeLavoye at Pointe-aux-Trembles in 1684..


Contemporary Notables of the name Frenay (post 1700) +

  • Gary Frenay, American rock artist from Syracuse, New York
  • Henri Frenay, French officer and a politician


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