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![Show Contents]() Defaies History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The region of ancient France known as Auvergne, is where the name Defaies was born. Defaies was a name for someone who lived near a grove of beech trees. It is associated with the Auvergne region of France, on the Massíf Central, which is located in south-central France. Early Origins of the Defaies familyThe surname Defaies was first found in Auvergne, a historic province located in south-central France. Early History of the Defaies familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Defaies research. Another 454 words (32 lines of text) covering the years 1145, 1220, 1309, 1360, 1393, 1400, 1500, 1669, 1674, 1700, 1709, 1731, 1757, 1764, 1806 and 1814 are included under the topic Early Defaies History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Defaies Spelling VariationsThroughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Defaies some of which are Fay, Fait, Fais, Faie, Faite, Faies, Fez, Fée, Faye, De Fay, De Fait, De Fais, De Faie, De Faies, De Fez, De Fée, De Fé, Fé, De Faye and many more. Early Notables of the Defaies familyNotable amongst the family was Claude-Florimond De Fay, Captain of the Ponthieu Regiment during the 1700's.
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Another 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Defaies Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Defaies familyIn 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Defaies has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Defaies were C. Fay, aged 31; settled in New York in 1823; Eugène Fay settled in Philadelphia in 1876; Gabriel Fay settled in Philadelphia in 1865; John Fay settled in Philadelphia in 1838.
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