| ![Show Contents]() Damman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Damman familyThe surname Damman was first found in Oldenburg, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century on the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the German nation. Early History of the Damman familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Damman research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1540, 1579 and 1591 are included under the topic Early Damman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Damman Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Damann, Dammann, Daman, Dammann, Damm and others. Early Notables of the Damman familyWilliam Daman (1540-1591), one of the musicians to Queen Elizabeth, harmonised for the use of a friend the psalm tunes then in common use, to the number of about forty. His friend, in 1579, published them under the following title: The Psalmes of David in English Meter with Notes of foure partes set unto them by Guilielmo Damon, for John Bull [who is called in the preface, 'Citezen and Goldsmith of London '], to the use of the godly Christians for recreatyng themselves in stede of fond and unseemly Ballades. At London, Printed by John Daye. Cum privilegio.' This work seems...
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| Damman migration to the United States | + |
Damman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mr. Christian Damman, (Dammann), aged 19, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Hercules"
- Henry Damman, aged 28, who landed in Missouri in 1847 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Damman (post 1700) | + |
- James J. Damman (b. 1933), American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives 63rd District, 1971-74; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1975-78 2
- Adolph L. Damman, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 1st District, 1952 3
- 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, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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