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Early Origins of the Des fosses family

The surname Des fosses was first found in Allier.

Early History of the Des fosses family

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Des fosses Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Desfosses, Desfossé, Des Fosses, Des Fossés and many more.

Early Notables of the Des fosses family

Notable amongst the family name in this period was Richard-Michel Des Fossés, born in 1614, he became Benedictine of Saint-Maury, taught philosophy and theology in various monasteries, and produced many excellent students. He then became priest in Saint-Martin of Séez in 1649 and administrator of Saint-Julien of Tours in 1663. His good reputation caused the Abbey of Saint-Denis-en-Brocquerie to send for him to teach philosophy and theology to religious youngsters. Charles-Louis-Jean Des Fossés, born...
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Des fosses Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Des fosses is the 932nd most popular surname. 1


United States Des fosses migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Des fosses Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Charles Desfossés married in Ameica in 1786

Canada Des fosses migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Des fosses Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • François Desfossés married in 1669 in Ste-Famille, Quebec
Des fosses Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Agathe Desfossés married in 1797 in Nicolet, Quebec

Contemporary Notables of the name Des fosses (post 1700) +

  • Lucien Desfosses, American Republican politician, Candidate for New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Manchester 13th Ward, 1938 2
  • Helen Desfosses, academic in Canada who wrote "Soviet Population Policy: Conflicts and Constraints" in 1981
  • H Desfosses, who works for the Canadian Research Division under environmental direction


  1. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2017, April 12) Lucien Desfosses. Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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