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![Show Contents]() Le cler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The French name Le cler comes from "le clerc", or "the clerk", and as such was an occupational name originally used for a scribe or secretary. Early Origins of the Le cler familyThe surname Le cler was first found in Limousin, where this renowned family held a family seat from ancient times. Many members of this important family were recorded as participants in the French Revolution and in its resultant political forums. Théodore François Joseph Leclaire was a member of the military who was promoted to the rank of Chief of Battalion of the 98th regiment in 1791, followed in 1793 by a promotion to Commander of Arms. He was also honoured by being admitted to the Legion of Honour. Early History of the Le cler familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Le cler research. Another 31 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1587, 1622, 1633, 1637, 1657, 1691, 1697, 1711, 1714, 1736, 1774 and 1823 are included under the topic Early Le cler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Le cler Spelling VariationsThere were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the 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 Le cler familyNotable amongst the family was - Michel Le Clerc (1622-1691), a French lawyer and dramatist
- Jean Le Clerc (1657-1736), Swiss Armenian theologian and biblical scholar
Le cler RankingIn France, the name Le cler is the 7,002nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1
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In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec, in 1663 there were only 500, 2,000 migrants arrived during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many distinguished contributions have been made by members of this family name Le cler. It has been prominent in the arts, religion, politics and culture in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Le cler were
Le cler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jacques LeCler, who settled in Louisiana in 1752
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