Glaeser History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Glaeser family

Early History of the Glaeser family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Glaeser research. Another 127 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1615, 1629, 1663, 1670, 1675, 1776 and 1788 are included under the topic Early Glaeser History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Glaeser Spelling Variations

Many cultural groups lived in the German states in medieval times. Each had its own dialect and traditions, and unique variations of popular names. Low German, which is similar to contemporary Dutch, was spoken in Westphalia. German names are characterized by additions such as regional suffixes and phrases that tell something about the origin or background of its original bearer. Further contributing to the variation in German names was the fact that there were no spelling rules in medieval times: scribes recorded names according to their sound. The recorded spelling variations of Glaeser include Glaeser, Glasser, Glaesser, Glazer, Glasse and many more.

Early Notables of the Glaeser family

Notable figures of the time with the name Glaeser were Christopher Glaser (1615-c.1670), Swiss pharmaceutical chemist and author, best known for his reference Traité de la chymie (Paris, 1663), which went through ten editions...
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Migration of the Glaeser family

The state of Prussia was a great influence on the shape of modern Germany. After the Second World War, Prussia's land was divided among the Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany and West Germany and the state was abolished. Some Prussians remained in those countries after the war, while many others migrated to North America in search of a new start. Philadelphia was their primary point of entry to the United States, after which many of them moved on to Ohio, Texas, Illinois, California, New York, and Maryland. A large number of Prussians also migrated to Ontario and the prairie provinces as United Empire Loyalists. Analysis of immigration records has shown some of the first Glaesers to arrive in North America, and among them were: Dietrich Glaser, who came to America with his wife and three children in 1709; Johann Glaser came to Canada in 1783; Gottlieb Glaser came to Texas in 1854..