The surname Gassendi was first found in Provence in the south west of France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of the Marseille and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.
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Early History of the Gassendi family
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Gassendi Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gassen, Gassin, Gassendi, Gaxon, Gazin, Cassen and others.
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Early Notables of the Gassendi family
Notable amongst the names at this time was
Pierre Gassendi (Pierre Gassend, Petrus Gassendi) (1592-1655), a French philosopher, priest, scientist, astronomer, and mathematician, a leader of a group of free-thinking intellectuals, an active obs...
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Migration of the Gassendi family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: including many of the name who migrated to the New World from the mid 17th century onward.
France
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