Jener History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Jener family

The surname Jener was first found in Languedoc, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Jener family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jener research. Another 252 words (18 lines of text) covering the years 1359, 1450, 1462, 1503, 1514, 1518, 1539, 1543, 1563, 1608, 1614, 1620, 1634, 1639 and 1719 are included under the topic Early Jener History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jener Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Genest, Genet, Ginest, Ginet, Dugenest, Dugenet, Geneste, Genestre, Genestrier, Genetier, Geneton, Genestay, Genetay, Gineste, Genestat, Geneston, Genestou, Ginesty and many more.

Early Notables of the Jener family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Charles-Claude Genest (1639-1719), a French clergyman, poet and playwright from Paris.Eleazar Genet, also called Carpentras, after the French town in which he was born, was priest, singer, and composer, attached to the papal court in the time of Leo X. He was made a bishop in 1518, and was soon afterwards sent by the Pope on a mission to Avignon, where he seems to have spent the rest of his life. He once revisited Rome, and during his stay there his 'Lamentations' for Holy Week were performed by his former colleagues. Struck...
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Jener migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jener Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pedro Juan Jener, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1853 1
Carl Jener, aged 37, who landed in New York, NY in 1873 1
Christ Jener, aged 26, who arrived in New York, NY in 1873 1
Joh Jener, aged 15, who landed in New York, NY in 1873 1

Citations +

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)