WOW! Thanks so much for the information on the beginnings of the family name. I often wondered if it was just hear-say or if it was really true! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WERE ABLE TO ANSWER MY OFTEN THOUGHT ABOUT QUESTION! ..and so fast! Now I just have to trace myself back to the beginnings. THANKS! Vickie F. Buettner ******************************************* Doryl and Jack Langlois wrote: > > Vickie You wrote: FRANCOEUR was first LeClair dit Francoeur, THEN just Francoeur, then, when my great grandfather (Remi) and his brother (Eli) came to Iowa the spelling was changed to FRANKER. > *********************** > 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 > >