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Early Origins of the Lescuyer family

The surname Lescuyer was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this distinguished family held a family seat in the region of Perche in southern Normandy, and were members of the aristocracy.

Early History of the Lescuyer family

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Lescuyer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ecuyer, Ecuyier, Ecuyiere, Ecouyier, Ecouyiere, Ecuyot, Lecu, Lecuyot, Lécuyot, Lécuyer, Lecuyer, Lécuyier, Lecuyier, Lécuyiere, Lecuyiere, Lecouyier, Lecouyiere, Lescuyer, L'Ecuyer and many more.

Early Notables of the Lescuyer family

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Canada Lescuyer migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lescuyer Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Antoine Lescuyer, who arrived in Quebec in 1670 from Ile-de-France
  • Pierre L'Escuyer, son of René and Marguerite, who married Marie Juillet, daughter of Blaise and Marie-Antoinette, in Montreal, Quebec on 23rd July 1670 1
  • Antoine L'Escuyer, son of Antoine and Anne, who married Marie Gaillon, daughter of Pierre and Marguerite, in Batiscan, Quebec on 25th November 1698 1
  • Paul L'Escuyer, son of Pierre and Marie, who married Françoise Lecomte, daughter of Jean and Marie, in Lachine, Quebec on 13th october 1698 1
Lescuyer Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • René L'Escuyer, son of Pierre and Marie, who married Suzanne Hablin, daughter of François and Jeanne, in Lachine, Quebec on 4th November 1705 1
  • Pierre L'Escuyer, son of Antoine and Anne, who married Françoise-Marguerite Gaillon, daughter of Pierre and Marguerite, in Batiscan, Quebec on 1st September 1711 1
  • Jean-Baptiste L'Escuyer, son of Pierre and Marie, who married Marie-Catherine Millet, daughter of Jacques and Élisabeth, in Montreal, Quebec on 5th February 1714 1
  • Joseph-Marie L'Escuyer, son of Pierre and Marie, who married Catherine Heurtebise, daughter of Pierre and Geneviève, in Montreal, Quebec on 3rd April 1720 1
  • François-Marie L'Escuyer, son of René and Suzanne, who married Marie-Thérèse Leduc, daughter of Philippe and Marie-Catherine, in Montreal, Quebec on 9th October 1730 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Lescuyer (post 1700) +

  • Charles Louis Joseph de L'Escuyer, Marquis d'Hagnicourt, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2


  1. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 9) Charles L'Escuyer. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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