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![Show Contents]() Amour History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The French surname Amour is derived from the medieval name Amor, which is derived from the Latin word "amor", which means love. Early Origins of the Amour familyThe surname Amour was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy. Early History of the Amour familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Amour research. Another 25 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1657, 1666, 1669 and 1696 are included under the topic Early Amour History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Amour Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Amour, Amours, D'amour, D'amours, Damour, Damoure, St. Amour, St-Amour and many more. Early Notables of the Amour familyNotable amongst the family in this period was - Mathieu Damours (d’Amours) de Freneuse (1657-1696), French seigneur in Acadia and member of the Conseil Souverain of New France
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Amour Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mary Amour, who arrived in America in 1805 1
- Samuel Amour, who landed in America in 1805 1
- William Amour, who arrived in America in 1805 1
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- Grace St. Amour, American politician, Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Claremont 2nd Ward, 1948 2
- François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé (1739-1800), French general
- 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, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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