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![Show Contents]() Meirre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The Meirre surname is an occupational name, and was probably first borne by someone who was a town mayor. Early Origins of the Meirre familyThe surname Meirre was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where early records indicate that bearers of this name had long been established. Early History of the Meirre familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Meirre research. Another 52 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1350, 1586, 1602, 1798, 1813 and 1880 are included under the topic Early Meirre History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Meirre Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Maire, Maires, la Maire, Lamaire, Lamaires, de Maire, Mayre, Mayres, Demaire, Demaires, Le Maire, Lemaire, Lemaires, Le Mayre, Lemayre, Lemayres, de Mayre, Demayre, Demayres, Mairre, Mairres, Meire, Meirre and many more. Early Notables of the Meirre familyNotable amongst the family at this time was Jean Le Maire, seigneur (Lord) of La Bondue, who was ennobled, and his son Jean, who was a government official in the "bailliages" d'Autun et de Montcenis, and later prosecuting attorney for duke Charles in the duchy of Burgundy. The descendants of Jean continued to hold high positions in the governments of the region...
Another 62 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Meirre Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Meirre familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Claude-Louis Lemaire, of la Bourgogne, who settled in Québec and married Marie-Charlotte Charon in Boucherville in 1686; Charles Lemaire dit St-Germain, who came from County Tipperary, Ireland to Qué.
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