| ![Show Contents]() Foerst History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Germany
Early Origins of the Foerst familyThe surname Foerst was first found in Baden, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power. The House of Fürstenberg is an old and very influential Swabian noble house in Germany, found primarily in what is today southern Baden-Württemberg. Fürstenberg was a county of the Holy Roman Empire in Swabia. Early History of the Foerst familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Foerst research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1692, 1711, 1736, 1762, 1772, 1792, 1817, 1820, 1824 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Foerst History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Foerst Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Fürst, Furstenau, Furstenberg, Furstenberger, Furstenbusch, Furstenfeld, Furstenhauer, Furstenrecht, Furstenstein and many more. Early Notables of the Foerst familyMoses Israel Fürst (died ca. 1692), a merchant and financier of Hamburg, Germany. Füstenau was a family of distinguished flutists and good musicians. Caspar, born Feb. 26, 1772, at Münster, where his father was in the Bishop's band; was early left an orphan under the care of A. Romberg, who tried to force him to learn the bassoon, as well as the oboe, which he had been already taught; but his preference for the flute asserted itself, and he shortly became so proficient, as to support his family by playing in a military band, and in that of the Bishop. Anton...
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| Foerst migration to the United States | + |
Foerst Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- George Foerst, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1848 1
- Eva Maria Foerst, who settled in North America in 1854
- Hirsch Foerst, who arrived in New York, NY in 1864
| Contemporary Notables of the name Foerst (post 1700) | + |
- M. Roberta Foerst, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2000 2
- 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, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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