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This interesting surname is of Pre Christian, Ancient Greek origin. It is a short form of "Aegidius", meaning "a wearer of the goatskin", a refernce to a holy man, or somebody who did good works. St. Giles (originally Aegidius) left Greece to become a hermit in France, and was only discovered when the hind from whose milk he lived, was pursued to his hermitage by a royal hunting party. It is said that his Greek name was turned into Gidie, then to Gide, and finally became Gilles, the usual French form. St. Giles is regarded as the patron of beggars and cripples; hence the London church of St...More GILES family history
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Not sure what year. But there was 2 brothers that came to America. They both got to Ellis Island but after that they got separated. I do have some information. The furthest I have gotten back to is a Joseph Giles married to Deliverance Clark around June 5 1793 in New Hampshire. They had 6 children. Polly Giles (1798), Joseph Giles (1800), Sarah Giles (1802), Hannah Giles (1804-1855), Cyrus Giles (1806-1871) and Henry Giles (1806).
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This interesting surname is of Pre Christian, Ancient Greek origin. It is a short form of "Aegidius", meaning "a wearer of the goatskin", a refernce to a holy man, or somebody who did good works. St. Giles (originally Aegidius) left Greece to become a hermit in France, and was only discovered when the hind from whose milk he lived, was pursued to his hermitage by a royal hunting party. It is said that his Greek name was turned into Gidie, then to Gide, and finally became Gilles, the usual French form. St. Giles is regarded as the patron of beggars and cripples; hence the London church of St...Areas of Origin for GILES
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