Jermain History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Jermain family

The surname Jermain 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 Jermain family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jermain 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 Jermain History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jermain 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 Jermain family

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Jermain migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jermain Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Samuel Jermain, who landed in Carolina in 1679 2

Jermain Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Jermain, who settled in Virginia in 1739

Jermain migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Jermain Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Francis Jermain, (b. 1810), aged 16, English millwright who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life for theft, transported aboard the "England"on 28th April 1826, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Jermain (post 1700) +

Sylvanus P. Jermain, American politician, Candidate in primary for Mayor of Toledo, Ohio, 1929 4
Jerome P. Jermain, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Orange and West Haven, 1932 4
George W. Jermain, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1850 4
George W. Jermain, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Washington County, 1831 4
Mr. Jermain Colin Defoe O.B.E. (b. 1982), British Footballer who plays as a striker for the Scottish Premiership club Rangers, was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire on 8th June 2018, for services to the Jermain Defoe Foundation 5
Jermain "Choo Choo" Mackey (b. 1979), Bahamian professional middle/super middle/light heavyweight boxer

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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/england
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
"Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists