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Early Origins of the Semer family

The surname Semer was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has held a family seat since very early times.

Early History of the Semer family

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Semer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Semur, Semurs, Semure, Semures, Semmur, Semmurs, Semmure, Semmures, Semour, Semours, Semoure, Semoures, Semmour, Semmours, Semmoure, Semmoures, Semeure, Semeures, Semmeure, Semmeures, de Semur, du Semur, Saymer, Samour and many more.

Early Notables of the Semer family

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United States Semer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Semer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Maria Christiana Semer, who arrived in New York, NY in 1709 1
  • Elisabeth Catharine Semer, who landed in New York, NY in 1709 1
  • Jeremie Semer, aged 27, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
  • Joseph Semer, (b. 1725), aged 60, French ploughman traveling aboard the ship "L'Amitie" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 8th November 1785 1
  • Marie Margueritte Semer, aged 19, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1785 1
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  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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