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The surname Finer was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Béarn and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. They held a family seat at Tarne at Garonne. They also branched to Toulouse.

Finer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fineau, Fineaul, Fineaux, Finet, Finot, Finetal, Finotel, Finelle and many more.

Finer Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Finer research. Another 147 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1811 and 1812 are included under the topic Early Finer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Finer Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Finer Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Barbara Finer, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757

Finer Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

F. William Finer, aged 37, a carpenter, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Golden Sea" in 1874
Emily Finer, aged 27, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Golden Sea" in 1874
Emily Finer, aged 6, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Golden Sea" in 1874
Alice Finer, aged 4, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Golden Sea" in 1874
Frederick John Finer, aged 2, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Golden Sea" in 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Finer (post 1700)

Fred Finer, American politician, Mayor of Waukegan, Illinois, 1901-02 ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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Citations

^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

Other References

Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
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The Finer Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Finer Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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