The surname Fourneau was first found in Anjou, a former county, duchy and province centered on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France.
Early History of the Fourneau family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fourneau research. Another 49 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1458, 1591, 1594, 1595, 1646, 1700, 1750, 1803, 1816, 1829, 1844, 1850, 1870 and 1875 are included under the topic Early Fourneau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Fourneau Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Fornel, Fornelle, Fournal, Fournel, Fourneau, Fournet, Fourney, Fournex, Fournial, Fournil, Fournié, Fourneret, Fourneyron and many more.
Early Notables of the Fourneau family
From another Fournier family, Georges Fournier was Chaplain in the Royal Marine around 1595; Henri-Alban (known as Alain) Fournier was an author, his most famous novel entitled "Le Grand Meaulnes". Cl...
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Migration of the Fourneau family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 1400 individuals of the lineage who arrived onto Canadian shores from France between 1600 and 1900. Among these, Guillaume Fournier married in 1651 in Quebec.