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Origin of Gamache Total Records: 1  Origin of Gamache, Meaning of Gamache Origin: Two meanings: 'Boot wrapping' and 'Black Bird.' In Alsasc region also listed as a german name and noun--boot wrapping. Heraldic shield is azure with silver upper half. Variant GAMMACHE originated in Rochester NY when an Andrew Gamache distinguished himself on the mayoral voting ballot from an electoral competitor with the same last name by adding an additional 'm.' First record of new world usage was Jacques Nicholas Gamache, 1631, a trapper in New France who purchased a land plot for St. Issaic church in Montreal along the river. During spring flooding it was washed away and a new structure was build above the mean high water mark. Surnames: Gamache, Gammache Submitted by: Richard Gammache 1/9/2009 7:00 AM Page 1 of 1

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