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Foa

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

French family; migrated from Italy in the eighteenth century. One branch of the family has been authorized to assume the name of "Margfoy." Solomon Foa, the first member of the family to settle at Bordeaux, was the father of David Ḥayyim Foy, a privileged mercer, who received a permit from the parliament of Navarre, Aug. 27, 1787, to establish himself at Pau. His son, Israel Foy, bought for the community of that city the Jewish cemetery, which was laid out April 24, 1822. At Bayonne and Bordeaux the name is spelled "Foy," while at Marseilles the form "Foa" has been preserved. To the latter branch belong the explorer Edmond Foa, Captain Crémieu-Foa, Commander Léon Franchetti, and the engineer J. Sciama.

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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Foa'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​f/foa.html. 1901.