Lemaitre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lemaitre family

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

Early History of the Lemaitre family

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Lemaitre 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 Lemaitre family

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Lemaitre Ranking

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

Lemaitre migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lemaitre Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

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

Lemaitre Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Baptiste Lemaitre who settled in Philadelphia in 1804

Lemaitre migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lemaitre 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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Lemaitre 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 Lemaitre (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)

Citations +

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.