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![Show Contents]() Leser History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The colorful history of Saxony provides a glimpse at the oldest origins of the Leser family. In the medieval era, the German lands were inhabited by a variety of Barbarian tribes. The ancient dukedom of Saxony derived its name from the Germanic tribe name the Saxons who inhabited the territory after the fall of the Roman Empire. Early Origins of the Leser familyThe surname Leser was first found in Saxony, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. The oldest form of the name is Loeser or Lesar, which stems from Lazarus and the Hebrew names Eleazer and Elieser. Today Lieser, Germany is a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Schloss Lieser (Castle of Lieser) in the Mosel valley is one of the most striking buildings within the village of Lieser, Germany. It was built on the site of a 1710-built church property in the 1800s for the family of the winery owner Eduard Puricelli. And Lieser is a small river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a left tributary of the Moselle. Early History of the Leser familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leser research. Another 141 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1325, 1745 and 1876 are included under the topic Early Leser History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Leser Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Leser, Lesser, Lesserer, Leserer, Leyser, Leyserer, Layserer, Layser, Loeser and many more. Early Notables of the Leser familyProminent bearers of the family name Leser at this time were Matthia Loeser (15th century), who was not only provost of Klemberg and the Chancellor of Saxony, but was an important...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Leser Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Leser migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Leser Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Jacob Leser who settled in Philadelphia in 1733
- Jacob Leser, who settled in Philadelphia in 1733
Leser Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- A Marie Leser, aged 32, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 1
- C J Leser, aged 29, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 1
- Josephine Leser, aged 29, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 1
- Michel Leser, aged 22, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 1
- Caspar Leser, who settled in Texas in 1854
| Contemporary Notables of the name Leser (post 1700) | + |
- Tina Leser (b. 1910), American influential fashion designer, and owner of Tina Leser Intnl., in New York City since 1966
- Oscar Leser (b. 1870), American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1938 2
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Leser migration to the United States 
