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Where did the Dutch Quakenbush family come from? What is the Dutch Quakenbush family crest and coat of arms? When did the Quakenbush family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Quakenbush family history?
Spelling variations of this family name include: Quackenbosch, Quakenbaush, Quakenbush, Quakenbusc, Quackenbush, Quackinbush, Quackenbos, Van Quackenbush and many more.
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.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bont and Marije Quackenbush, who arrived in New York in 1653; T.M Quackenbush, who was a passenger on a ship arriving in San Francisco in 1852; Issac Quackinbush, who recorded in London, in the 1871 census of Ontario, Canada, as well as Pieter Van Quackenbosch, who arrived in New York in 1670..
The Quakenbush Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Quakenbush Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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