Show ContentsDe guise History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the De guise family

The surname De guise was first found in Ile-de-France.

Early History of the De guise family

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De guise Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Deguise, Déguise and others.

Early Notables of the De guise family

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De guise migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De guise Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Guillaume Deguise dit Flamand of St-Éloi, Flanders, who married Marie-Anne Morin in Québec, in 1691
  • Guillaume Deguise, son of Jacob and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Morin, daughter of Pierre and Catherine, in Quebec on 12th August 1691 1
De guise Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Girard-Guillaume Deguise, son of Guillaume and Marie-Anne, who married Marie-Anne Rouillard, daughter of Noel and Anne-Madeleine, in Lorette, Quebec on 7th January 1717 1
  • Marie-Joseph Deguise, who was living in Québec in 1721
  • François Deguise, son of Guillaume and Marie-Anne, who married Marie-Louise Legris, daughter of Jean and Marie-Geneviève, in Quebec on 25th June 1725 1
  • Catherine Deguise, who was recorded in Québec in 1727
  • Pierre-Thomas Deguise, son of Guillaume and Marie-Anne, who married Marguerite Langlois, daughter of Jean and Thérèse, in Quebec on 10th February 1738 1
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De guise Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Florent Deguise, a lawyer in Kamouraska and Arthabaska, Quebec in the mid 19th century
  • Charles Deguise, who was a doctor in Quebec in 1871
  • Albert Deguise, who was a painter in Montréal in 1891

Contemporary Notables of the name De guise (post 1700) +

  • Charles Deguise (1827-1884), French writer, who published "Le cap au Diable" and "Helika: mémoire d'un vieux maître d'école"
  • Lieutenant General Victor Deguise (1855-1922), Belgian general responsible for the defence of Antwerp during World War I
  • Pierre Deguise, theologian and philosopher, of Lausanne, France


  1. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.


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