Cler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Cler family

The surname Cler was first found in Brittany, where they held a family seat at many locations including Coural, Grave, Keraliou, Kergolher, Lessquiffio and Lexuhel.

Early History of the Cler family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cler research. Another 265 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1418, 1444, 1772, 1778, 1793 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Cler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cler Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Leclair, Leclaire, Leclaires, Leclère, Leclere, Leclères, Lecleres, Leclert, Lecler, le Clair, le Claire, le Claires, le Clère, le Clere, le Clères, le Clert, le Cler, Clair, Claire, Claires, Clère, Clere, Clères, Clert and many more.

Early Notables of the Cler family

Notable amongst this name at this time was

Edme Charles François Leclerc, a lawyer and legislator, and president of the Criminal Tribunal in 1778

Cler migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Calixto Cler, who landed in Venezuela in 1834 1
Paqui Cler, who arrived in Cartagena in 1835 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)