Laniere History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Laniere family

The surname Laniere was first found in Champagne, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Ardennes/Marne and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Laniere family

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Laniere Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lanier, Lantier, Lantiez, Lenier, Lentier, Lenthier, Lasnier, Lennare, Lanyer, Lanyere, Lanther, Lanter, Lainez, Lainiez, Lainier, Laisney and many more.

Early Notables of the Laniere family

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Laniere migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 1

Laniere Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Clement Laniere, who settled in Barbados in 1678

Sources +

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies