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![Show Contents]() Delafleury History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The name Delafleury is from that region of northern France called Normandy. The name came from the medieval given name Fleuri. Early Origins of the Delafleury familyThe surname Delafleury was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been kept on record from ancient times. Some of the first records of the name include: Abbo of Fleury (Latin: Abbo Floriacensis) (c. 945-1004), also known as Saint Abbon was a monk, and later abbot, of Fleury Abbey; Abbo of Fleury (died 1004) a monk and abbot of Fleury; Andrew of Fleury (fl. 1043) wrote Miracula sancti Benedicti; and Hugh of Fleury (died c. 1118) a monk of Fleury known for his chronicles and other writings. Early History of the Delafleury familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Delafleury research. Another 155 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1522, 1527, 1605, 1640, 1641, 1652, 1653, 1672, 1696, 1698, 1715, 1723, 1726, 1743 and 1794 are included under the topic Early Delafleury History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Delafleury Spelling VariationsOne can encounter great variation in the spelling of French surnames; in part, as spelling, and the spelling names was not yet standardized during the early development of the written French language. Later, there was much branching and movement of families, and spellings would change according to region. Variations of the name Delafleury include Fleury, Fleurie, Fleurey, Fleuries, Fleurry, Fleurrie, Fleurries, Fleurrey, de Fleury, du Fleury, de Fleurey, du Fleurey, de Fleurry, du Fleurry, de Fleurrey and many more. Early Notables of the Delafleury familyNotable amongst the family in this period was Jean Fleury (or Florin) (died 1527), a 16th-century French naval officer and privateer, best known for the capture of two out of the three Spanish galleons carrying the Aztec treasure from Mexico to Spain in 1522. According to Forbes, he was the sixth highest earning pirate who had a wealth...
Another 58 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Delafleury Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Delafleury familyMigration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Delafleury were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Delafleury were Jacques Fleury, who was on record in Montreal in 1653; Francois Fleury, who came to Quebec in 1659; Abraham Fleury, who arrived in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1680.
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