| ![Show Contents]() Gees History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany Early Origins of the Gees familyThe surname Gees was first found in Hamburg, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs. The family name is also connected to several place names in the Holstein region. Early History of the Gees familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gees research. Another 125 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1535, 1623, 1723, 1736, 1762, 1771, 1777, 1783 and 1866 are included under the topic Early Gees History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gees Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gaas, Gaes, Gaest, Gaesdon, Gas, Gascher, Gascon, Gascq, Gasele, Gäsler, Gasol, Gass, Gasse, Gasser, Gast, Gaste, Gastel and many more. Early Notables of the Gees familyNotables of the time included Florian Leopold Gassmann, born May 4, 1723, at Brüx in Bohemia : in 1736 ran away from his father who wished to educate him as a merchant. By playing the harp he worked his way to Bologna, where he studied for two years under Padre Martini. He then entered the service of Count Leonardi Veneri at Venice, and his compositions were soon in...
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 Gees migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Gees Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jurg Gees, who arrived in New York in 1709 1
- Georg Gees, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 1
- Jacob Philip Gees, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gees (post 1700) | + |
- Herman L. Gees, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1920 (alternate), 1928; Candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1944 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Gees migration to the United States 
