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"The old
people, in noting the family characteristics of the LeFevres,
said that they lacked the energy of the Hasbroucks and DuBoises;
they would not work hard themselves, nor make their slaves work
hard; they were not so noted for book learning as the Beviers;
they could not talk well; but on the other hand they knew when
to keep the mouth shut. This is a most important quality, meaning
prudence and oftentimes good sense and judgement. The LeFevres
certainly held their own very well among the other settlers;
when the church sought release from Holland rule and when the
country sought release from British rule they were on the right
side; in building each of the old stone churches they contributed
a full share, and in the war of the Revolution they did not waver;
no feuds or family quarrels are reported among the LeFevres in
the olden days."
-Ralph LeFevre
in A History of New Paltz, New York, and its Old Families..."
Although I am
linked to by the Huguenot Historical Society in New Paltz- the
authority on many of the old families of that town and the group
responsible for preserving the old homes there- I am not affiliated
with them. If you have questions for them, or just want to get
some wonderful information on the New Paltz Huguenots, I highly
recomend that you visit their website at www.hhs-newpaltz.org.
The coat of arms
displayed above is that used by George Newton LeFevre in his
book The Pennsylvania LeFevres. It was granted, he writes,
to a man named Mengen LeFevre in 1510 and he further states that
Simon and Andre LeFevre (of New York) and Isaac LeFevre (of Pennsylvania)
were his descendants. This same statement has been found in other
sources as well. The HHS uses a different coat of arms which
may be seen on their website under the section headed "Museum
Shop Menu."
If you have a
LeFevre website, please let me know so that I can link to it.
If you have biographies of LeFevre ancestors, obituaries or anything
else LeFevre related that you would like to get online let me
know and I will try to find a place for it on this site. All
material on this site was written or compiled by me unless otherwise
noted. Feel free to copy and use it freely, but please cite me
(James Miller) as the source. |
The New Paltz LeFevre Family
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