Antoine du Bois

Brief Life History of Antoine

When Antoine du Bois was born about 1560, in Spanish Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire, his father, Louis Du Bois De Fiennes, was 31 and his mother, Aliénor le Michel, was 27. He married Anne Cousin in 1583, in Wicres, Nord, France. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 2 daughters. He died about 1617, at the age of 59.

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Family Time Line

Antoine du Bois
1560–1617
Anne Cousin
1562–1647
Marriage: 1583
Sarrentje de Croix du Bois
1578–1652
Jean du Bois
1591–1646
Ferry du Bois
1595–
Jacques du Bois
1598–1659
Laurent du Bois
1603–
Isabeau du Bois
Louis du Bois
Martin Du Bois
1583–
Louis Coyne du Bois
1590–1639
Chrétien du Bois
1597–1655
François du Bois
1600–1676
Philippe du Bois
1603–1699

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Wei, Hong, Jian, Jing, Li, Ping, Yan, Yang, Yong, Bin, Chan, Cheng. Vietnamese Thanh, Quang, Cuong, Dung, Hung, Binh, Minh, Duong, Hao, Hien, Liem, Lien.

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 杜, meaning ‘birchleaf pear’ in Chinese: (i) said to be borne by descendants of Du Kang (杜康), an official noted as a winemaker during the reign of the legendary Huang Di, the ‘Yellow Emperor’ (c. 27th century BC ). (ii) from the placename Du (杜), the name of a city (located in Shaanxi province) granted to Du Bo (杜伯, the Earl of Du), head of the state of Du (杜), who was eventually killed by King Xuan of Zhou (reigned 827–782 BC ). After that, the state of Du (杜) was annexed and the name of the state was adopted as a surname. (iii) adopted as a surname by the Du Gu Hun (獨孤渾) family from the Xianbei ethnic group in northern China during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534 AD ).

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 都, meaning ‘capital’ in Chinese: (i) from the personal name Zi Du (子都), style name of Gong-Sun Yu, an official in the state of Zheng during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC ). (ii) shortened form of the compound surname Gong Du (公都), which is sometimes traced back to Tian, a prince in the state of Chu who was granted the fief Du (都), or alternatively to Gong Du Zi (公都子), an official in the state of Qi.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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