Acre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Acre family

The surname Acre was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in this region and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived. They were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Acre family

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Acre Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Acre, Acry, Accre, Hacre, Acres and others.

Early Notables of the Acre family

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Acre migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Acre Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Casper Acre, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1687-1727
Sarah Acre, who settled in America in 1738
Veronica Acre, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1741
Christian Acre, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741
Peter Acre, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1741
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Acre Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan De Acre, who arrived in New Granada in 1855 1

Acre migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Acre Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Lambert Acre U.E., United Empire Loyalist who settled in Canada c. 1783 2
Lambert Acre, who settled in Canada in 1797

Acre Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

William Acre, who arrived in Ontario in 1871

Citations +

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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X