Le'maitre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Le'maitre family

The surname Le'maitre was first found in Ile-de-France, where this distinguished family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Le'maitre family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Le'maitre research. Another 193 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1245, 1608, 1650, 1658 and 1715 are included under the topic Early Le'maitre History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Le'maitre Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Le Maistre, Le Maître, Maistre, Maître, Lemaistre, Lemaître, Mestre, Mestre, Maistres and many more.

Early Notables of the Le'maitre family

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Le'maitre Ranking

In France, the name Le'maitre is the 2,885^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Le'maitre migration to the United States +

Le'maitre Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean B'te Lemaitre, aged 32, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 2
Jean-Baptiste Lemaitre, aged 32, who settled in Louisiana in 1719

Le'maitre Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Baptiste Lemaitre who settled in Philadelphia in 1804

Le'maitre migration to Canada +

Le'maitre Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Francois Lemaitre, who landed in Quebec in 1651
Mr. François Lemaître, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 5th July 1651 3
Paschal Lemaitre, son of René and Pasquière, who married Louise Duval, daughter of Jean and Jeanne, in Quebec on 9th February 1660 4
Pierre Lemaitre, son of François and Judith, who married Marie-Anne Chenaye, daughter of Bertrand and Marie-Madeleine, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec on 8th January 1682 4
François Lemaitre, son of François and Judith, who married Marguerite Poulain, daughter of Maurice and Jeanne, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec on 7th January 1683 4
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Le'maitre Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Louis Lemaitre, son of Pierre and Marie-Anne, who married Claire Duguay, daughter of Jacques and Jeanne, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec on 7th January 1717 4
Charles Lemaitre, son of Charles and Madeleine, who married Catherine Giguère, daughter of Martin and Marie-Françoise, in Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec on 7th May 1719 4
Antoine Lemaitre, son of François and Marguerite, who married Marie-Françoise Lefebvre, daughter of Pierre and Marie-Françoise, in Quebec on 2nd May 1724 4
Guillaume Lemaitre, son of Jean and Thérèse, who married Françoise Sérat, daughter of Pierre and Françoise, in Montreal, Quebec on 5th February 1731 4
Jean-Baptiste Lemaitre, son of Noel and Jeanne, who married Madeleine Pineau, daughter of Thomas and Marie-Renée, in Sainte-Geneviève, Quebec on 14th April 1738 4
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Contemporary Notables of the name Le'maitre (post 1700) +

Robert Lemaître (b. 1929), former French professional footballer who played for the France National Team (1953-1954)
Frédérick Lemaître (1800-1876), French actor
François Élie Jules Lemaître (1853-1914), French playwright
Georges Henri Lemaître (1894-1966), Belgian astrophysicist who proposed the big bang theory of the origin of the universe (1927)

Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.