Felch Message Board FAQs

1. Who was Henry Felch?: Henry Felch was one of the earliest settlers and proprietors of Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1641. He was born in Wales about 1590. He died in Boston about August 1670. Henry's first wife, Margaret was the mother of his four children.
2. Did any Felch ancestors sign the Association Test of 1776?: Yes. Joseph falch and Samuel falch signed at Seabrook, New Hampshire.
3. How common is the Felch surname?: The US Census Bureau, based on their 1990 data, ranked the 88,799 most common surnames in the US. The top ten surnames, in order, were: SMITH, JOHNSON, WILLIAMS, JONES, BROWN, DAVIS, MILLER, WILSON, MOORE, and TAYLOR. The Surname FELCH ranked 22,292th with almost 80% of the population having more common surnames. Interestingly, only two other spelling variations showed up on the list: FELCHER at #85,221 and FALCHI at #85,309. Other surnames that are traditionally associated with Felch genealogy did not appear on the list at all. Those surnames are: FALCH, FALTCH, FELCHE, FELCHENHAUER, FELCK, FELCKS, FELSCH, FFELCH, FILCH, FILCHETT, FOULCHES, FOULCKS, McFALCH, and McFELCH.
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