Florent Leclerc is the patriarch of the oldest Leclerc family of New France. Originally from Braye-sous-Faye, in Angers, Anjou, France, Florent signed a marriage contract on January 24, 1658, then married in Trois-Rivières on February…
Several American authors, descendants of this ancestor, have written articles on John Leclerc or Leclercq coming from France, with more or less some success. We summarize on behalf of the family concerned, while waiting for…
Coat of arms Two golden lions on a red field below a gold field with a lantern and three bolts of lightning, two angled and one horizontal, all in black. External ornaments A “Viking Helmet”…
Submitted by Doris Leclerc-Bouvier,(#466), Last winter 2007, we were camping at “Travel World” in Clearwater, Florida. One day, I went to the Laundromat and met a lady who was knitting and waiting for her clothes…
Submitted by Yvette Leclerc,(#599)with the help of her niece, Geneviève, has sent us a number of old family photos.
Submitted by Sylvain Leclerc,(#571), Picture taken in 1904 of the family of Honoré Lelcerc and Délima Normandeau from Carleton, Québec. The couple had seventeen children, consisting of twelve boys and five girls. One of the…
Submitted by Doris (Pilon) Lemoine,(#536)Great grand daughter of Michel LeclairFebruary 1, 2008 Michel Leclair and Anne Leroux Michel Leclair à droite et sa fille Élisabeth This year the Saint-Norbert parish in Manitoba celebrates its 150th…
Submitted by Gilles P. Leclaire,(#037),Translation by Guy Robert, (#168) Named in honor of Antoine Jr. Le Claire,Métis, a Mississippi valley pioneer. This town, established on the Mississippi river, exists because of our common ancestors, Jean…
Submitted by Guy Robert,(#168) My name is Guy Robert and I have just joined the Association of Leclerc Families. You could certainly question why. Well, I have three ancestral branches which connect me with Jean…
Submitted by Jack Leclair,(#200), Three brothers Onesime (James), Martin and Pierre (Peter Andrew), sons of Pierre (V) and Mary-Ann French-Laframboise, left Ile Perrot, Que. for northern New York in early 1864. The two oldest brothers…
