Vickie You wrote: >I was always told that my ancestor's name of FRANCOEUR --WAY BACK; was >first; LeClair dit Francoeur, THEN just Francoeur, then, when my great >grandfather and his brother came to Iowa the spelling was changed to >FRANKER. They were the only FRANKER'S in this part of the state (the >whole state as far as I know.) First: LeClair = LeClerc Here is the Pioneer Jean LeClerc dit Francoeur son of (Jean & Perrine Merceron) of St.Nicolas,Nantes,Bretagne,France. Jean was age 32 in 1691 and was a soldier in the company of Cloches. Jean married 22 Nov 1691 at St-Pierre,isle de O'rleans,Quebec, a Marie-Madeleine Langlois daughter of Jean et Charlotte Francoise Belanger. Jean and Marie had 9 children including a set of twins. Have a good day Jack Langlois