LeClair

Origin of the LeClair Surname

French: from the adjective clair 'bright', 'light'. Generally this would have been a nickname for a cheerful individual, although derivation from the personal name Clair (see Clare) is also possible. North American spelling variant of Leclerc. (Source: Ancestry.com)

GENERATION 1

Louis LeClair was born abt. 1820. He married Sophia.
(Source: Ancestry.com)

The children of Louis and Sophia are:

1	Peter LeClair (See below)

GENERATION 2

Peter LeClair, son of Louis and Sophia was born in 1846 in Canada. He married Philomene Lacature, daughter of Michel Lacature and Marianne. She died in February 1919 in Middlesex, MA. Peter died on February 7, 1871 in Lowell, MA.
(Source: Ancestry.com)

The children of Peter and Philomene are:

1	Peter LeClair (See Below)

GENERATION 3

Peter LeClair, son of Peter and Philomene was born on October 15, 1871 in Lowell, MA. He married Georgianna Pronovost, daughter of Ernest Pronovost and Marguerite Cossette. Georgianna died on September 27, 1935 in Beverly, MA. Peter died on August 6, 1944 in Beverly, MA.

(Source: Ancestry.com. Census: 1910, 1920, 1940)

The 7 children of Peter and Georgianna are:

1	Arthur Joseph LeClair (July 8, 1894 in Winchester, MA - March 27, 1962 in Beverly, MA) Married Marrianne Laura Richard (1894-1990) (Source: Ancestry.com, Census: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940) 1. Rita L. LeClair (1923 in Beverly, MA - March 9, 2015 in Peabody, MA) (Census: 1930, 1940) Married Ralph Erlon Walker (1920-1998) (obit)
2	Alma Rose LeClair (September 14, 1895 in MA - February 21, 1985 in Scotts Hill, NC) (Source: Ancestry.com, 1910 Census)
3	Elizabeth Victoria LeClair (August 26, 1900 in Winchester, MA - ) (Source: Ancestry.com, Census: 1910, 1920)
4	Paul Warren LeClair (November 27, 1901 in Winchester, MA - December 11, 1961) (Source: Ancestry.com, Census: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940)
5	Georgianna LeClair (1905 in Winchester, MA - 27 Feb 1909 in Beverly, MA) Cause of death: Acute meningitis
6	Mildred Anna LeClair (See below)
7	Mary Cecilia LeClair (May 11, 1914 - August 4, 2002) Married William Harold Dwyer (1911-2003) 1. Patricia A. Dwyer (July 19, 1936 in Beverly, MA - July 15, 2017 in N. Andover, MA) (obit) Married Edward F. Comeau (1935-2015) (obit)

GENERATION 4

Mildred Anna LeClair, daughter of Peter and Georgianna was born on October, 22, 1909 in Beverly, MA. She married Joseph George Henri Beaulieu, son of William Beaulieu and Marie Leopoldina Bernier. oseph died on October 31, 1969 in Pinellas, FL. Mildred died on May 21, 1988 in Holiday, FL

(Source: Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Births, Census: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940)

The 5 children of Joseph and Mildred are:

1	George Henry Beaulieu (January 21, 1929 in Beverly, MA - September 17, 1988 in FL) Married Helen Maggiacomo Dungee (1929-2014) (Source: Ancestry.com, Census: 1930, 1940)
2	Elizabeth 'Betty' Beaulieu (November, 1930 - March 31, 2013) (Source: Ancestry.com, 1940 Census )
3	Pauline Anne Beaulieu (September 15, 1932 - April 14, 2007) Married John Robert Cosimelli (1933-1992) (Source: Ancestry.com, 1940 Census )
4	Joan Cecile Beaulieu (October 10, 1938 - ) (Source: Ancestry.com, 1940 Census )
5	Claire Marie Beaulieu (See below)

GENERATION 5

Claire Marie Beaulieu, daughter of Joseph and Mildred was born on May 21, 1944 in Beverly, MA. She married Richard Joseph Gut. Claire died on September 4, 2016 in Altamonte Springs, FL. (Source: Ancestry.com; Massachusetts Birth Index, 1860-1970)

GENERATION 6

Richard Joseph Gut, son of Richard and Claire was born on October 13, 1966 in Beverly, MA. He died on July 15, 2017 in Westminster, CO.

Surnames that married into the LeClair family
Beaulieu	Lacature	Pronovost