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Where did the French Luce family come from? What is the French Luce family crest and coat of arms? When did the Luce family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Luce family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Luce, Lucet, Lucette and others.

First found in Picardy.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Luce research. Another 62 words(4 lines of text) covering the years 1695, 1755, 1764, 1774, and 1797 are included under the topic Early Luce History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 124 words(9 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Luce Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Luce Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Henry Luce settled in New England in 1630
  • Thomas Luce, who landed in Charlestown, Mass in 1644

Luce Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Betty, Elijah and Joseph Luce all settled in Boston in 1769
  • Richd Luce, who arrived in Mississippi in 1798

Luce Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Charles Luce, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
  • J B Luce, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
  • N V Luce, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1855
  • A. J. Luce was a hop-grower in Cazaville in 1891

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  • Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987), American writer, U.S. Congresswoman and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, eponym of the The Clare Boothe Luce Award
  • Henry Robinson Luce (1898-1987), American magazine publisher
  • Arthur Aston Luce, historian and expert on George Berkley
  • John Victor Luce, philosopher in Quebec
  • Sir William Luce,
  • Henry Luce, Publishing Executive


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  • Ancestors and Descendants of James and Althea (Loose) Johnston (Also Luce) and Allied Families by Aaron Montgomery Johnston.
  • The American Descendants of Henry Luce of Martha's Vineyard by Martha F. McCourt.
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  1. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  2. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
  3. D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
  4. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  5. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  6. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  7. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  8. Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
  9. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
  10. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
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The Luce Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Luce 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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