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Early Origins of the Lemont family

The surname Lemont was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, 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 Dol 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 Lemont family

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Lemont Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Limont, Limond, Limon, Limonot, Limondin, Limonier, Lelimonier, Limondain, Limons, Lemont and many more.

Early Notables of the Lemont family

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United States Lemont migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lemont Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Peter Lemont, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1718 1
  • John Lemont, who landed in New England in 1722 1
Lemont Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Robert Lemont, who settled in Passamaquoddy, ME in 1823
  • J. Lemont, who arrived in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1823
  • Samuel Lemont, who arrived in New York in 1830
  • Catherine Lemont, who arrived in Boston in 1852

Canada Lemont migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lemont Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Robert Lemont, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750

Contemporary Notables of the name Lemont (post 1700) +

  • Lemont Kier (b. 1930), American chemist and researcher


  1. 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)


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