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The surname Germyn 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
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Germyn 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 Germyn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Anne Germain who settled with her son, Michael, in Georgia in 1733; Elizabeth Germain settled in America in 1756; Jean Baptiste Germain, Magdelaine Germain, Marie Germain Germain, Rose Germain and Saint Germain settled in Maryland in 1763.