Demeritt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Demeritt family

The surname Demeritt was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this family was established in early times.

Early History of the Demeritt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Demeritt research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1250, 1645, 1675, 1707, 1715, 1838 and 1912 are included under the topic Early Demeritt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Demeritt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Demers, Demere, Demerre, Demery, Demerey, Demerais, Demeret, Demerez, Lemers, Lemere, Lemerre, Lemery, Lemerey, Lemerais, Lemeret, Lemerez, Desmery, Démery, Lesmery, Lémery, Lamer, Lamers, Lamere, Lamerre, Lamery, Lamerais, Lameret, Merre, Mérais, Méret, Mérey, Méry, Merrée, Mériaux, Mériau, Mériel, Mériet, Méric, Mérigon, Mérigot, Mériguet, Mérigeau and many more.

Early Notables of the Demeritt family

Huon de Méry (fl. 1200-1250), French author of "Li Tournoiemenz Anticrit" or in English "The Tournament of the Antichrist"), a 3,546-line Old French poem written in octosyllables; Nicolas Lémery (1645-1715)...
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Demeritt migration to the United States +

Demeritt Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Eugenie De Meritt, aged 38, who landed in America, in 1919
Leonard M. De Meritt, aged 44, who immigrated to the United States, in 1919

Contemporary Notables of the name Demeritt (post 1700) +

William W. Demeritt, American politician, Mayor of Key West, Florida, 1945, 1945-47 1
Stephen Demeritt, American politician, Member of New Hampshire State Senate 1st District, 1845-46 2
George H. Demeritt, American Republican politician, Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Alton; Elected 1902 2
Frank J. DeMeritt, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Houston, Texas, 1912-13 2
Samuel Demeritt Felker (1859-1932), American lawyer and Democratic politician from Rochester, New Hampshire, 54th Governor of New Hampshire (1913-1915)
Samuel Demeritt Felker (1859-1932), American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Rochester, New Hampshire, 1896-97; Member of New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1909; Governor of New Hampshire, 1913-15 2

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html