Salm History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Netherlands

Early Origins of the Salm family

The surname Salm was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in South Holland, a province of Holland, the most crowded province of the Netherlands. The principal cities are Rotterdam, Leyden and Shiedam. Noted is the famed castle of Teilengen where Jacqueline of Bavaria is buried. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Salm family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Salm research. Another 124 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1623, 1660, 1720, 1738, 1800, 1816 and 1847 are included under the topic Early Salm History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Salm Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Salm, Salme, Salmes, Salms, Salmm, Sallm, Sallme, Saalmes, Psalm, Sarm, Sarme and many more.

Early Notables of the Salm family

From this era of Dutch history, those of this who distinguished themselves included

Adam, Abraham, or Adriaen van Salm, also van (der) Salm,(c. 1660-1720), a Dutch draftsman and painter, best known fof his work in marine art

Salm migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Salm Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Christian Salm, who arrived in America in 1836
August Salm, who settled in America in 1854
August Salm, aged 14, who landed in America in 1854 1
B. Salm, who arrived in Indiana in 1867
Bertha Salm, who arrived in New York, NY in 1871
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Salm migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Salm Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Christiane Barbara Salm, who arrived in Quebec in 1855
Anna Maria Salm, who arrived in Quebec in 1855
Casper Salm, who settled in Ontario in 1871

Contemporary Notables of the name Salm (post 1700) +

George Salm, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Supervisor of Delhi Township, Michigan, 1959 2
Abraham Salm (1857-1915), son of the architect Gerlof Salm, a Dutch architect and founding chairman of the Amsterdam architectural society Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Bouwkunst
Abram "Ab" Salm (1801-1876), Dutch painter who spent 29 years painting in Indonesia
Jean-Baptiste Salm, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, September 11) Jean-Baptiste Salm. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html