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![Show Contents]() Leir History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Leir familyThe surname Leir 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 Leir familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leir research. Another 115 words (8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Leir History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Leir Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Delair, de Lair, Lair, Laire, Layre, des Laires, Delierre, Lierre, Lier, Daire, Dayre, Dayres, Dayras, Dairat and many more. Early Notables of the Leir familyMore information is included under the topic Early Leir Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Leir migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Leir Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Ludwig Leir, who landed in America in 1853 1
- Theresa Victoria Leir, who arrived in America in 1853 1
- Jakob Moriz Leir, who arrived in America in 1855 1
- H Leir, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1860 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Leir (post 1700) | + |
- Roger K. Leir D.P.M. (1934-2014), American podiatric surgeon and ufologist, best known as an investigator of alien implants
| Historic Events for the Leir family | + |
- Mr. Richard Hugh Leir, British Midshipman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking, also sailed aboard the HMS Exeter 2
- 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)
- HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
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