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Where did the German Lemay family come from? What is the German Lemay family crest and coat of arms? When did the Lemay family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Lemay family history?
The German surname Lemay first emerged in the Rhineland, and means, simply, "May." The name was most likely originally borne by someone who was either born in the month of May or particularly fond of the spring.
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- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
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- First settlers to North America
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Spelling variations of this family name include: May, Mai, Mais, Maye, Mey, de May, du May, Maya and many more.First found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the family became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lemay research. Another 184 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1326, 1355, 1774, and 1838 are included under the topic Early Lemay History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Lemay. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Lemay Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
Lemay Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Albert Lemay, aged 23, who arrived at Ellis Island from Paris, France, in 1910
- Jeannette Lemay, aged 22, who arrived at Ellis Island from Paris France, in 1911
- Josephine Lemay, aged 61, who arrived at Ellis Island from Paris France, in 1911
- Octave Lemay, aged 62, who arrived at Ellis Island from Paris France, in 1911
- Abondius Lemay, aged 35, who arrived at Ellis Island from St. Nazaire, France, in 1915
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- General Curtis Emerson Lemay (1906-1990), General in the American Air Force and the vice presidential running mate of independent candidate George C. Wallace in 1968
- Alan LeMay (1899-1964), American Writer and movie Director
- General Curtis Emerson LeMay (1906-1990), American Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. (1961-1965)
- General Curtis Emerson LeMay (1906-1990), American Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. (1961-1965)
- Danielle Lemay, Canadian Psychologist, Quebec City
- Lynda Lemay (b. 1966), Canadian singer/songwriter from Quebec
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
- Schenk, Trudy. Wuerttemberg Emigration Index Volume I-VIII. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Inc., 1986. Print.
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
- Bahlow, Hans. Deutschlands geographische Namenwelt Etymologisches Lexikon der Fluss- und Ortsnamen alteuropaischer Herkunft. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1985. Print.
- Siebmacher, J.J. Siebmacher's Grosses Wappenbuch 35 Volumes. Germany: Bauer & Raspe. Print.
- Tarneller, Josef. Zur Namenkunde Tirolen Familiennamen. Bozen: Buchhandlung, 1923. Print.
- Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Hopeful Journeys German Immigration, Settlement, and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
- Jones, George F. The Germans of Colonial Georgia 1733-1783 Revised edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0806311614).
- Bahlow, Hans and Edda Gentry. Translation Dictionary of German Names 2nd Edition. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 2002. Print.
- Steed, Henry Wickham . The Hapsburg Monarchy. London: Constable and Company, 1919. Print.
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The Lemay Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Lemay Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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