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![Show Contents]() Le vie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France
Noble surnames, such as Le vie, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Le vie, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful île-de-France region. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Le vie family originally derived its surname from the name of the place in Levy Saint Nom in île-de-France. Early Origins of the Le vie familyThe surname Le vie was first found in île-de-France, where this remarkable family has been traced since the 12th century. The family branched into several other regions throughout France, and held lands and estates. One such branch extended to Bourgogne from Lugny in the 1400's, by Eustache de Lévis. He was the second son of Philippe, who was the Lord of Florensac and of Alix de Quélus. After his marriage to Alix, Dame of Cousan and daughter of Hugues Damas, Lord of Cousan and Alix of Beaujeu, Philippe became the owner of lands in Lugny in Charollais, which was one of the four largest baronies in the county and one that his descendants still hold. This family also held fiefs in la Perrierre, le Plessis, Bragny, Ecuelle, Châtelet, la Barre, Saint-Germain-du-Plain, Ouroux, Limon, Thorey, Servigny, and Talant in Chalonnais, as well as the baronies of Bernon, Servoisy, and Lignière. François Gaston, Duke of Lévis, (1720-1787), born in Ajac (Aude), was a Marshal of France and tried in vain to save Canada. His son, Pierre Marie Gaston, was a member of the French National Assembly. The family held the hereditary titles of Duc de Venetadour, Duc de Damville, and the Duc de Fernando-Luis. Early History of the Le vie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Le vie research. Another 36 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1230, 1647, 1717, 1719, 1760, 1785 and 1787 are included under the topic Early Le vie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Le vie Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lévis, Lévi, Lévie, Le Vie, de Lévis, de Lévie, de Lévis, Lévy, Levison, Levisonne, Levisonnes, Levisson, Levissonne, Levissonnes, Levisons, Levissons, Levisont, Levisonts, Levisond, Levisonds, Levey, Lévee, Levis and many more. Early Notables of the Le vie familyNotable amongst the family was Louis Charles de Lévis (1647-1717), a French nobleman and Duke of Ventadour.
François-Gaston de Lévis, Duc de Lévis (1719-1787), styled as the Chevalier de Lévis until 1785, was a nobleman and a...
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 Le vie migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Le vie Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- John George Levie, aged 48, originally from Quebec, Canada, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Aquitania" from Liverpool, England 1
- David Levie, aged 23, arrived in New York City in 1919 aboard the ship "Vulcanus" from Port au Prince, Haiti 1
- Salomon Levie, aged 29, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Orange Nassau" from Cap Haitien, Haiti 1
- David Levie, aged 29, originally from Amsterdam, Holland, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Mauritania" from Southampton, England 1
- Jacob Levie, aged 24, originally from Amsterdam, Holland, arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Nieuw Amsterdam" from Rotterdam, Netherlands 1
| Le vie migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Le vie Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. John Levie, (b. 1819), aged 40, Cornish watch maker who immigrated to New South Wales, Australia aboard the ship "Ellenborough" in 1856 convicted at Darlinghurst Gaol in 1859 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Le vie (post 1700) | + |
- Howard S. Levie (1907-2009), American legal expert on the law of war and the key draftsman of the Korean Armistice Agreement
- Aaron Winsor Levie, American entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the enterprise cloud company Box
- Joseph Marie Levie, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
- Craig Dean Levie (b. 1959), retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 183 games in the NHL
- Alexander "Alsie" Levie FRSE FRCVS (1865-1955), British veterinary surgeon, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1910
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Aide dieu au second Chretien Levis
Motto Translation: God help the second Chretien Levis
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Le vie migration to the United States 
Le vie migration to Australia 
