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![Show Contents]() From History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The distinguished Austrian surname From is a proud sign of a rich and ancient ancestry. Austria, which was originally home to a Celtic people, was conquered by the Roman Empire in about 15 BC. Following the fall of Rome, Austria was repeatedly invaded by barbarian tribes, such as the Vandals, Visigoths, and Huns, who swept in from the east. During the 5th and 6th centuries, the Alemanni, Avars and Slavs settled Austria. The Avars were defeated in 785 by the Frankish emperor Charlemagne, who set up the East Mark, which later became known as the Österreich. Austria was ruled by the Babenburger dynasty until 1278, when they were succeeded by the Hapsburg dynasty, which ruled Austria until the 20th century. Early Origins of the From familyThe surname From was first found in Austria, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. Early History of the From familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our From research. Another 69 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1797, 1811, 1862, 1886 and 1906 are included under the topic Early From History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. From Spelling VariationsOne can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name From include Fromm, Fromme, Frommer, Frommann, From and many more. Early Notables of the From familyDuring this period prominent bearers of the name From were - Friedrich Johannes Frommann (1797-1886), who was an influential publisher and bookseller...
- Gaston Frommel (1862-1906) was a Swiss theologian concerned with the direct personal experience of the Gospel...
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After the First World War, Austria became a republic. The Treaty of Versailles broke up the empire in 1919 and many of the Sudeten Germans were incorporated into the new nation of Czechoslovakia. In the 20th century, many Austrians migrated to other parts of Germany or Europe, as well as to North America. In the United States, the majority of settlers landed in Philadelphia, and moved on to Ohio, Texas, Illinois, California, New York, and Maryland. Many German settlers also migrated to Canada, particularly Ontario and the Prairies. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name From were
From Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Friedrich From, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1737
- Friederich From, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 1
- W From, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 1
- Frederick From, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1760 1
From Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Archibald From, aged 40, who arrived in Tennessee in 1812 1
- John Frederick From, aged 36, who arrived in Missouri in 1840 1
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- Mr. Haakon From (1870-1917), Norwegian Captain aboard the SS Imo from Sandefjord, Norway who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 2
- 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)
- Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance
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