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Early Origins of the Le moyne family

The surname Le moyne was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this noble family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Le moyne family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Le moyne research. Another 240 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1303, 1364, 1420, 1455, 1500, 1506, 1513, 1604, 1605, 1626, 1641, 1665, 1668, 1685 and 1727 are included under the topic Early Le moyne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Le moyne Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Le Moyne, Lemoyne, Lemoine, Lemoines, Le Moynes, Le Moine, Moine, Moines, Loynes, Les Moines and many more.

Early Notables of the Le moyne family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

  • Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay (1626-1685), born in Dieppe, Normandy, he came to New France in 1641 and became Lord of Longueuil in Canada
  • Simon Le Moyne (1604-1665) Jesuit priest who settled in Lower Canada in 1641, where he was involved in a mission with the Hurons, known to be an ambassador of peace with the Iroquois


United States Le moyne migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Le moyne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Julius Lemoyne, who arrived in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1807 1
  • Adolphe LeMoyne, who arrived in New York, NY in 1831 1
  • George W Lemoyne, who arrived in Texas in 1835 1
  • Jacob, LeMoyne Jr., who landed in Pennsylvania in 1870 1
  • Andrew LeMoyne, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1870 1
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Canada Le moyne migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Le moyne Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Charles LeMoyne, who arrived in Montreal in 1646
  • David LeMoyne, who landed in Montreal in 1653
  • Jacques LeMoyne, who landed in Montreal in 1657

Contemporary Notables of the name Le moyne (post 1700) +

  • John Valcoulon LeMoyne (1828-1918), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1876-77
  • Marc-Antoine Lemoyne, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
  • François Le Moyne (1688-1737), French painter
  • R D LeMoyne, Canadian Lawyer
  • M LeMoyne, Canadian partner in a Montreal Architectural firm
  • Kermit LeMoyne Staggers II (1947-2019), American politician, Member of the South Dakota Senate (1995-2002)


  1. 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)
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 8) Marc-Antoine Lemoyne. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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