Boater History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Boater family

The surname Boater was first found in Middlesex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Boater family

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Boater Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bowater, Boewater, Bowatar, Boughwater and others.

Early Notables of the Boater family

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Boater migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boater Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Pierre Boater, aged 19, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 1

Boater migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boater Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Charles Boater, who landed in Canada in 1663

Citations +

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)