Heyligers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Heyligers family

The surname Heyligers was first found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Heyligers family

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Heyligers Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heyland, Heiland, Heilland, Hieland, Hyland, Highland, Heland and many more.

Early Notables of the Heyligers family

Jan Baptist van Heil (1604-1685), a Flemish Baroque painter. Born in Brussels, he was considered the best of three famous brothers; his brother Leo van Heil (1605-c.1664), a painter...
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Migration of the Heyligers family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Elisa Heiland, who came to Texas sometime between 1840 and 1850; Elise Heiland, who came to Galveston, TX in 1846; Albert Heiland, who arrived in New York, NY in 1854.

Contemporary Notables of the name Heyligers (post 1700) +

Ghisbert Martin Cort Heyligers, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 1

Sources +

Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 10) Ghisbert Heyligers. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html