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Early Origins of the Besseaux family

The surname Besseaux was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire département, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Besseaux family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Besseaux research. Another 289 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1447, 1470, 1520, 1549, 1600, 1609, 1612, 1639, 1645, 1657, 1673, 1675, 1690, 1715, 1746 and 1759 are included under the topic Early Besseaux History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Besseaux Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Besset, Bessez, Besser, Bessey, Bessé, Bessée, Bezet, Bezez, Bezer, Bezé, Bezée, Bessait, Bessais, Bessaie, Bessaies, Bezait, Bezais, Bezaie, Bezaies, Du Besset, Du Bessez, Du Besser, Du Bessé, Du Bezet, Du Bezez, Du Bezer, Du Bezé, Du Bessait, Du Bessais, Du Bessaie, Du Bessaies, Du Bezait, Du Bezais, Du Bezaie, Du Bezaies, De Besseto, Bessette and many more.

Early Notables of the Besseaux family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Claude Du Besset, Lord of Besset during the 1600's; François Byssot de la Rivière (1612-1673), French settler to New France before 1639, he constructed...
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Besseaux migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Besseaux Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Echardt Besseaux, aged 32, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Auguste Meline"


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