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Early Origins of the Fates family

The surname Fates was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France where this distinguished family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Fates family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fates research. Another 512 words (37 lines of text) covering the years 1293, 1308, 1345, 1401, 1416, 1452, 1482, 1513, 1577, 1583, 1591, 1595, 1603, 1618, 1634, 1665, 1678, 1693, 1699, 1717, 1732, 1789 and 1830 are included under the topic Early Fates History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fates Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fayet, Fayettes, Fayette, Lafayet, Delafayet, Lafayette, La Fauyet, La Fayets, La Fayettes, De La Fayettes, Des Fayettes and many more.

Early Notables of the Fates family

Notable amongst the family was Mathieu Fayet, Treasurer of France at Bordeaux, in 1603; Louise Angélique Motier de la Fayette (1618-1665), French courtier and close friend of King Louis XIII; Marie-Madeleine Pioche de...
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United States Fates migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fates Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • James Fates, who landed in Massachusetts in 1673 1
Fates Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Atwood Fates, who landed in Ohio in 1798 1


  1. 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)


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