Bovey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bovey family

The surname Bovey was first found in Marne adjacent to Lorraine, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor at Reims. The family were well established in the region of Nancy and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. The name descends from St Beuve, in the 12th century. Provencal St Beuvon was so honored for his great resistance against the Saracens.

Early History of the Bovey family

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Bovey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bauve, Le Bauve, Lebauve, Bove, Le Bove, Bovo, Bovy, Bovey, Bavoux, Baveux, Bauvau, La Bauve and many more.

Early Notables of the Bovey family

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Bovey migration to the United States +

Bovey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jerome Bovey who settled in New York State in 1663
Margaret Bovey, who settled in New England in 1679

Contemporary Notables of the name Bovey (post 1700) +

William A. Bovey, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1884 1
Dr. Leonard Bovey, Scientific Counselor in Canada
Alixe Bovey, lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Kent at Canterbury
Henry Taylor Bovey LLD , DCL , FRS (1852-1912), English engineering science academic
Patricia E Bovey, Canadian Professor of Art History for the University of Winnipeg, Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria

Historic Events for the Bovey family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Joseph Bovey, British sailor, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 2
Mr. Norman Bovey (1899-1917), British Boy 1st Class from Devon, who was aboard the ship "HMS Vanguard" when she exploded in the Scapa Flow off the Orkney Islands, Scotland on 9th July 1917

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html