Historians have already written about the ancestor Toussaint Giroux who has many descendants in Canada. I will try to present you a brief portrait. Toussaint was born November 2, 1633 at Réveillon, Perche in France.… Napoléon Giroux dit Leclerc

This ancestor came to Canada during the 19th century. It is a pleasure for us today to introduce him to all the Leclerc. At first, we were almost certain that he had no descendant to… Félix Leclerc, orfèvre

The descendants are positive that their ancestor, Pierre Pantaléon, had been adopted by a Leclerc family. Impossible till now to trace his history. Since we cannot find any reference of an adoption in the archives… Pierre Pantaléon dit Leclerc

Our ancestor, Louis Houde, arrived with one of the first waves of colonials to settle in New France. Actually, he arrived in Quebec in the summer of 1647, on board a ship belonging to the… Houde dit Leclerc

In this 353thyear of the Acadian Deportation, it seems appropriate to highlight the instance of another Leclerc branch. Following the terrible event, the English, at that time, burned many of the parish registers so that… Comeau dit Leclerc

The ancestor of all American Auclairs is a woman, Suzanne Aubineau. Born at Angoulins, near La Rochelle, she married Pierre Auclair and they settled in Sainte-Vivien, a neighbouring village. She gave birth to three children,… Auclair dit Leclerc

In the biography of François Séguin, a Carignan Regiment soldier, it is noted that, about 1668, the governor asked Saint-Ours to raise some troops to be assigned to the garrison at Ville-Marie. François Séguin, Thomas… Leclerc dit Lafrenaye

Jean Leclerc, with his wife, Marie Blanquet, and their son, Pierre, left Dieppe, Normandy, France during the 1659 navigational season to take their chances in New France. Marie’s father, Adrien Blanquet, was already in the… Leclerc dit Lafleur

The first mention of this ancestor was during the census of New France in 1667. He was just 16 years of age and a domestic for Jean Soulard, a master gunsmith and cannonier in Quebec.… Leclerc dit La Bécasse

We are late in publishing the biography of this ancestor, as we had not yet recruited a member descending from this line. We have the pleasure to announce that Pierre-Alfred Leclerc, a White Father, and… Leclerc dit Jolicoeur