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![Show Contents]() Gossin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Gossin was spawned from the landscape of northern France known as Normandy during the Middle Ages. It comes from the personal name Gozzelin, which means the little god. Early Origins of the Gossin familyThe surname Gossin was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family was established in ancient times. Early History of the Gossin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gossin research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1180, 1195, 1696, 1766 and 1824 are included under the topic Early Gossin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gossin Spelling VariationsThroughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Gossin some of which are Gosselin, Gosslain, Gossart, Gossei, Gossier, Gossiome, Gossuin, Gossin, Gosset, Gossiaux and many more. Early Notables of the Gossin familyMore information is included under the topic Early Gossin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Gossin migration to the United States | + |
In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Gossin has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Gossin were
Gossin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jacob Gossin, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1788 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gossin (post 1700) | + |
- Irene L. Gossin, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 34th District, 1974; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1988 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 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Gossin migration to the United States 
