Germane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Germane family

The surname Germane was first found in Savoy (French: Savoie) in the Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps, where the family held a family seat from ancient times.

Jean Germain, born in 1664, son of Jean and Renée of St.Andre in Poitou, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in the Canadian province of Quebec he married Catherine Baribault, daughter of François and Perinne, at Batiscan on 9th September 1698. 1

Early History of the Germane family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Germane research. Another 329 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1446, 1539, 1590, 1601, 1789, 1806, 1809, 1813, 1814 and 1815 are included under the topic Early Germane History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Germane Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Germain, Germin, Germains, Germins, Germaine, German, Germane, Germaneau, Germineau, Germinet, Germaine, Germiny, Germanez, Jermain, Germyn, Jermyn and many more.

Early Notables of the Germane family

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Germane migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Germane Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Catherine Elizabeth Germane, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1772
Catherine Eliza Germane, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1772 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Germane (post 1700) +

Germane L. Crowell (b. 1976), former American football wide receiver

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
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)