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Galusha Origins
Galusha Genetics
Galusha Demography
Galusha Sociology
Earliest Known Ancestors
North America
- Daniel Galusha (1652-1706)
- Daniel Galusha and his son, Jacob, are referred to as Dutchmen by Rev. John Pike, a contemporaneous writer, and Daniel was designated as such in the Court Records of Massachusetts.[1]
- His Jersey birth, French surname, Dutch heritage, and circumstances of his death in Montreal, place Daniel within the historical context of the Huguenot Migrations.
Europe
Surname Meaning
The surname, Galusha, is of French derivation. The original French spelling was likely Galuchat, or Galuchet.[2]
Galuchat is the French word for fine sharkskin leather[3] (a type of shagreen), popularised in Europe by Jean-Claude Galluchat (1689-1774), a master leatherworker in the court of Louis XV of France.[4]
So, Galuchat is likely an occupational surname which refers to leather crafting.
Surname Origins
Galusha is an English language variant of the French surnames, Galluchat, Galuchat, Galuchet, etc. It originates in France, and was first used in the Colony of Massachusetts Bay as a result of the arrival of Daniel Galusha from the Isle of Jersey in 1676[5], and his subsequent involvement in the life of Middlesex County.
His surname would have sounded unfamiliar to those responsible for recording it in official documents.
And since his native languages were likely French and Dutch, he may have been dependent upon officials to provide a phonetically similar English language spelling of his surname. Hence, the proliferation of Galusha deviants during Daniel's lifetime (Generation 1), and the lifetimes of his children (Generation 2).
During the lifetimes of Daniel's grandchildren (Generation 3), this family's surname was consistently recorded in official documents as: Galusha.
Sources
- ↑ Early Generations of the Founders of Old Dunstable Stearns, Ezra S. 1911. Early Generations of the Founders of Old Dunstable, Thirty Families. George E. Littlefield, Boston.
- ↑ Helgemoe, Janet Galeucia. 1968. Galusha-Galeucia Family. Bow, NH.
- ↑ Wiktionary contributors, "galuchat," Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=galuchat&oldid=65160166 (accessed September 20, 2022).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Shagreen," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shagreen&oldid=1102477136 (accessed September 20, 2022).
- ↑ Gale Research. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passeng).
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