Garnier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Garnier family

The surname Garnier was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this noble family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Garnier family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Garnier research. Another 500 words (36 lines of text) covering the years 1129, 1212, 1400, 1450, 1473, 1500, 1513, 1524, 1544, 1590, 1592, 1600, 1612, 1681, 1700, 1774, 1800, 1817, 1862 and 1875 are included under the topic Early Garnier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Garnier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Garnier, Garniez, Garnié, Garniée, Garniait, Garniaie, Garniais, Garniaies, Garniay, Garnyer, Garnyez, Garnyé, Garnyée, Garnyait, Garnyaie, Garnyais, Garnyaies, Garnyay, Garniey and many more.

Early Notables of the Garnier family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Robert Garnier (1544-1590), a French tragic poet
Jean Garnier (1612-1681), a French Jesuit church historian, patristic scholar, and moral theologian

Garnier Ranking

In France, the name Garnier is the 32^nd most popular surname with an estimated 48,973 people with that name. 1

Garnier migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Garnier Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Isaac Garnier, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1686
Daniel Garnier who settled in Carolina with his wife, Elizabet Fanton, and his four daughters, Etienne, Rachel, Marguerite and Anne, in 1695
Elizabeth Garnier, who settled in Carolina in 1695

Garnier Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Isaac Garnier, who settled in New York in 1715
Miss Marie Francoise Garnier, (b. 1785), aged infant, French settler traveling aboard the ship "Le Saint-Remi" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 10th September 1785 2
Mr. Jean Garnier, (b. 1751), aged 34, French carpenter traveling aboard the ship "Le Saint-Remi" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 10th September 1785 2
Miss Jeanne Marie Garnier, (b. 1784), aged 1, French settler traveling aboard the ship "Le Saint-Remi" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 10th September 1785 2
Mrs. Ozite Perpetue Garnier, (nee Theriot), (b. 1765), aged 20, French settler traveling aboard the ship "Le Saint-Remi" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 10th September 1785 2
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Garnier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Laurent Garnier, aged 52, settled in New Orleans in 1822
Louis Charles Garnier, who settled in Philadelphia in 1834
I. V. Garnier, aged 31, settled in Savannah, Georgia, in 1847
James Garnier, who settled in Philadelphia in 1879
David Garnier, aged 51, settled in New York in 1892

Garnier migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Garnier Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Mr. Nicolas Garnier, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 9th April 1642 3
Mr. Jean Garnier, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 3rd September 1642 3
Miss Jeanne Garnier, French settler travelling to Canada to work for François Peron, arriving on 10th April 1657 3
Marie Garnier, who landed in Montreal in 1659
Michelle Garnier, who landed in Montreal in 1659

Garnier Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Etienne Garnier, who settled in Quebec in 1760
Pierre-Alexis Garnier, who settled in Quebec in 1776
Antoine Garnier, who settled in Quebec in 1796

Contemporary Notables of the name Garnier (post 1700) +

Tony Garnier (b. 1955), American bassist, best known as an accompanist to Bob Dylan
Pierre Dominique Garnier, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
Brigadier-General Paul-Henri-Maurice Garnier (1889-1959), French Deputy General Officer Commanding Lebanese Territories (1941) 5
Tony Garnier, French Architect, who designed the Olympic stadium in Lyon
Marie Joseph François Garnier (1835-1873), French officer and explorer
Laurent Garnier (b. 1966), French techno music producer
Thomas Garnier the Elder (1776-1873), English prelate, Dean of Winchester, second son of George Garnier, Esq., of Rookesbury, Hampshire 6
Thomas Garnier the Younger (1809-1863), English prelate, Dean of Lincoln, second son of the Rev. Thomas Garnier the Elder, Dean of Winchester
Edward Henry Garnier QC (b. 1952), English barrister and Conservative Party politician
Charles Garnier (1825-1898), French architect, designer of the Opéra Garnier and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
7 Ships Acadian Expedition of 1785 retrieved 4th October 2021 from http://www.acadian-cajun.com/7ships.htm
Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 5) Pierre Garnier. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 5) Paul-Henri-Maurice Garnier. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Garnier/Paul-Henri-Maurice/France.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020