Lemuel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lemuel family

The surname Lemuel was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where this eminent family held a family seat in the honor of De Limeux, a village in the ancient department of Cher in the Somme.

The family branched north into Flanders, and west into Normandy where they held considerable estates before the 16th century. They also branched to Brittany where they held a family seat at Cree'Hriou, Kerigonan, and Kerveguen.

Gabriel Lemieux, born in 1626, son of Louis and Marie (née Lugan), worked as a coppersmith in Quebec. He married Marguerite LeBoeuf, born in 1640, daughter of Guillaume and Marguerite (née Milot), on 3rd September 1658. His second marriage was to Marthe Beauregard, born in 1643, on 26th November 1671. They remained together until Marthe passed away in Lévis on 22nd October 1728. 1

Early History of the Lemuel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lemuel research. Another 46 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1598, 1613 and 1659 are included under the topic Early Lemuel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lemuel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lemieux, Limeux, Lemeux, Lemieus, Lemeur, Lemeut, Lemuet, Lemut, Lemue, Lemuel, Lemoual, Lemouee, Moues, Moule, Mieure and many more.

Early Notables of the Lemuel family

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Migration of the Lemuel family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Gabriel Lemieux who arrived in Quebec in 1647 from Normandy, along with Pierre Lemieux who may be presumed to be his brother or his father.

Contemporary Notables of the name Lemuel (post 1700) +

James Lemuel Holloway III (1922-2019), United States Navy admiral and naval aviator who was decorated for his actions during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War
Joseph Lemuel Chester (1821-1882), American genealogist, born at Norwich, Connecticut, on 30 April 1821, one of the founders of the Harleian Society in 1869, member of the first council of the Royal Historical Society in 1870 2
Admiral James Lemuel Holloway Jr. (1898-1984), Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from 1947 to 1950; Chief of Naval personnel from 1953 to 1957; commander in chief of all United States naval forces in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean from 1957 to 1959
Lemuel David "L.D." Wyly Jr. (1916-2004), American physicist and professor of nuclear physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology
Lemuel Gulliver, the fictional protagonist and narrator of Gulliver's Travels, a novel written by Jonathan Swift, first published in 1726
Lemuel Phillips Padgett (1855-1922), American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1884; Member of Tennessee State Senate, 1899-1900; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1901-22
Lemuel Shattuck (1793-1859), American politician, historian, bookseller and publisher, active in Boston, born in Ashby, Massachusetts
Lemuel H. Hickman, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1960
Lemuel Douthett, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924
Lemuel Paynter (1788-1863), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Pennsylvania State Legislature; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1837-41 3

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 25 Nov. 2019
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html