Bruiere History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Bruiere family

The surname Bruiere was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where this noble family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Bruiere family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bruiere research. Another 370 words (26 lines of text) covering the years 1385, 1400, 1487, 1500, 1546, 1578, 1588, 1600, 1645, 1650, 1651, 1658, 1693, 1696 and 1700 are included under the topic Early Bruiere History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bruiere Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Labruyer, Labruyère, La Bruyère, Bruyère, Labruyères, La Bruyères, Bruyères, Bruyer, Brier, Bryer, Brière, Bryère, Labryère, Labrière, La Brière, La Bryère, Labryères, Labrières, La Brières, La Bryères, Bruyères, Bruyère, Bruières, Bruière, Bruyers, Bruier, Bruiers, Bruyèrres, Bruyèrre, Bruièrres, Bruièrre, Brueyères, Brueyère, Brueires, Brueire, Bruvière, Bruvièrre, Bruvières, Bruvièrres, Brueria, Bruyeria, des Bruyères, des Bruyère, des Bruières, des Bruière, des Bruyer and many more.

Early Notables of the Bruiere family

Notable amongst the family name at this period was Jean De La Bruyère, (1645-1696), French moralist during the late 1600's and Jean, Lord of la Choselle, who was the Lieutenant-General of the Forest and Lands department of Bourgogne in 1546. His...
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Bruiere migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bruiere Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacque Bruiere, aged 15, who landed in New York in 1710 1
Susannah Bruiere, aged 6, who landed in New York in 1710 1
Peter Bruiere, who arrived in New Jersey in 1749 1

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)