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Early Origins of the Moyne family

The surname Moyne was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this noble family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Moyne family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Moyne research. Another 240 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1303, 1364, 1420, 1455, 1500, 1506, 1513, 1604, 1605, 1626, 1641, 1665, 1668, 1685 and 1727 are included under the topic Early Moyne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Moyne Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Le Moyne, Lemoyne, Lemoine, Lemoines, Le Moynes, Le Moine, Moine, Moines, Loynes, Les Moines and many more.

Early Notables of the Moyne family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

  • Nicolas Lemoyne, Lord of Vernon during the 1500's
  • Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay (1626-1685), born in Dieppe, Normandy, he came to New France in 1641 and became Lord of Longueuil in Canada
  • Simon Le Moyne (1604-1665) Jesuit priest who settled in Lower Canada in 1641, where he was involved in a mission with the Hurons, known to be an ambassador of peace with the Iroquois


United States Moyne migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Moyne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Moyne, listed as a British Alien in America in 1811
  • John Moyne, who landed in America in 1811 1
  • William Moyne, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1847

Contemporary Notables of the name Moyne (post 1700) +

  • John Moyne, English politician, Member of Parliament for Calne, Wiltshire


  1. 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)


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