Gise History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Gise family

The surname Gise was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation. Alsace Lorraine was their original birth place.

Early History of the Gise family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gise research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1480, 1497, 1524, 1532, 1550, 1562, 1580 and 1677 are included under the topic Early Gise History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gise Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Geisser, Geiss, Geis, Giese, Gise, Geizzer, Geizer, Guiser, Guyser, Geissmann and many more.

Early Notables of the Gise family

Notables with the name Gise during this period were Tiedemann Giese (1480-1550), German Catholic bishop from Danzig, Prince-Bishop of Warmia; Georg Giese (1497-1562), German merchant from Danzig, subject of...
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Gise migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gise Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Geoe Gise, aged 30, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 1

Gise Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hans Jacob Gise, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1803
John Antonione Gise, who settled in Philadelphia in 1835
Conrad Gise, who arrived in Allegany Co. Maryland in 1838
John Gise, who settled in Baltimore in 1846
Henry Gise, who settled in Ohio in 1856

Citations +

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)