Levan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec, in 1663 there were only 500, 2,000 migrants arrived during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many distinguished contributions have been made by members of this family name Levan. It has been prominent in the arts, religion, politics and culture in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Levan were

Levan Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Abraham Levan, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1715 2
• Isaac LeVan, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1725 2
• Jacob LeVan, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1725 2
• Abraham LeVan, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1725 2
• Daniel Levan, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1727 aboard the ship "William and Sarah" 2
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Levan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• John Levan, aged 20, who landed in America, in 1893
• A. B. Levan, aged 36, who immigrated to the United States from London, in 1896
• Yanoz Levan, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States, in 1897

Levan Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Maude Evelyn Levan, aged 23, who immigrated to America from London, England, in 1907
• Oskar Levan, who landed in America, in 1907
• Guy Levan, aged 6, who landed in America from London, England, in 1907
• H Elizabeth Levan, aged 0, who immigrated to the United States from London, England, in 1907
• Harry Levan, aged 33, who landed in America from London, England, in 1907
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Levan Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Daniel K Levan, who landed in Canada in 1831

• Eric Le Van (b. 1964), American classical pianist, best known for his interpretations of the music of Brahms and Scriabin; he has performed at the Weimar Franz Liszt Festival, the Beethovenfest in Bonn, the Kennedy Center and the Library of Congress in Washington D.C
• Alexis LeVan (b. 1986), American beauty queen from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• Jesse Roy Levan (1926-1998), American Major League Baseball player
• Larry Levan (1954-1992), born Lawrence Philpot, American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage
• Martin Levan, English Grammy Award winning music producer and sound engineer
• Albert Levan (1905-1998), Swedish botanist and geneticist
• Virgil LeVan Seay (b. 1958), former American football wide receiver
• J. Levan Metzger, American politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Blair County, 1891-92 3