The following is a list of families that were present at the founding of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia in 1753 and the two decades following. As the data becomes available, personal information on each family will be added to this site. The First Family home page details the information provided for each family.
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ACKER,
AKINS/ATKINS,
ALISON,
ALLEMAND,
AMEND,
ANDERSON,
ANDREWS,
ANSCHUTZ,
ANSELME,
ARENBERG,
ARMIER,
ARTZ,
ASZAN,
ATTERNAND
AWALD/EWALD
BAARGELD,
BACH,
BACHLEY,
BACHMAN,
BADER,
BALL,
BAILLY,
BALTZER,
BANVARD,
BARBEY,
BARTLING,
BASNS,
BAUEISEN,
BAUER,
BAUHOFFER,
BEANOIT,
BECK,
BECKER,
BEENEY,
BEGIN,
BELLER,
BELOUD,
BENNET,
BERGER,
BERGHAUS,
BERRINGER,
BERRINZON,
BERTLING,
BEYER,
BESANSON,
BICKRICH,
BIELER/PIELER,
BIGUENET,
BINDER,
BIZETTE,
BLEISTEINER,
BOEHNER,
BOISHOFFER,
BOLBACK,
BOELL,
BOLLER,
BOLLEVER/POLLIVER,
BOLLMAN,
BONDARDS,
BORN,
BOSTON,
BOULLION,
BOUREISEN,
BOURGEOIS,
BOURGOGNE,
BOUTEILLIER,
BOUTENGER,
BOVET,
BOWER,
BRAND,
BRAUN,
BREYER,
BRIDGE,
BRINNOCK,
BROOKS,
BROTHENHAUER,
BROWN,
BRUCKBAUER,
BRUIN,
BRUM,
BRUNER,
BRUNOCK,
BRYZELIUS,
BUBICKOFFER/PUBLICOVER,
BUHLER,
BURTON,
BUYER
CALAME,
CARLIN,
CELL,
CELLER,
CERTIER/SARTY,
CHALLAND,
CHAMBER,
CHERRET,
CLAASEN/GLASSEN,
CLAIR,
CLAP,
CLATTENBERGER,
CLAUSNER,
CLEESATTEL,
CLEM,
CLERATTLE,
COLP/KOLP,
COMINGO,
CONRAD,
CONTI,
CONTOIS,
COOK/GUCK/KOCH,
CORKUM/GORKUM,
COTTMAN,
COULON,
COVEY,
COWIE,
CRAFT/KRAFT,
CRAICE?,
CRANER,
CROUSE/KRAUS,
CREASER/KRUESER,
CREIGHTON,
CRESSMER,
CROOK,
CROSS/GRASS,
CROSSMAN,
CUNNINGHAM,
CURIE,
CURIER
DAHN,
DANNIN,
DARE',
DAUPHINEE,
DAVID,
DAVISON,
DEAL/THIEL,
DEBREZE,
DEBRUIN,
DE CERJATT,
DEGELIN,
DELADERAY,
DELAROCHE,
DELESDERNIER,
DEMAIL,
DEMETT,
DEMONE/TIMON,
DENNEMAN,
DETTENDORFER,
DEUBERT,
DIEDERICH,
DIETHOFF/THIETOFF,
DOERCE,
DONET,
DONIG,
DONZEL,
DORANG,
DORILLE,
DORSTER,
DREXLER,
DRILLOT/TRILLOT,
DUBOUR,
DUMET,
DUPASQUIER,
DUPERRIN,
DUPONT,
DURAND,
DUTOUR,
DUVOISIN
EDMUND,
EDSELL,
EGLEY,
EGLIS,
EICHARD,
EICHEL/OIKLE,
EICHENBERG,
EISELE,
EISENHAUER,
ELOHT,
EMONEAU,
ENGEL,
ENGLISH,
ERAD,
ERNST,
ERRET,
ERUTH,
EWALD/AWALD
FALK,
FALKENHAIN,
FALMER,
FANCY,
FAUSEL,
FEDER,
FEHR,
FEINDEL,
FELCHER/VOELKER,
FELIX,
FENEAU,
FEVRE,
FIENER,
FINCK,
FISSERAND,
FITERAY,
FLECK,
FOLMER,
FOREL,
FORSCHNER,
FORSTER,
FOSELER,
FRANK,
FRANKLIN,
FRAUSEL,
FREDERICK,
FREUDENBERG,
FREUTER,
FROELIG,
FULTZ,
FURCKSIHE,
FUS,
FUSSEAU
GAETZ,
GAINOT,
GAMMON,
GAUER,
GEBHARD,
GEILER,
GELDERT,
GERHARD,
GERRISH,
GERTZEN,
GESSEN,
GETZ,
GIMPER,
GISTLER,
GLASSCHANK,
CLAASEN/GLASSEN,
GODHARD,
GOLDSMITH,
GOODRIDGE,
GORDEN,
GOREHAM,
GORKUM/CORKUM,
GOURBON,
GOURDON,
GRAFF,
GRANT,
GRASS/CROSS,
GRAUEL,
GRAUSS,
GREFF,
GREIGNARD,
GRETEAU,
GRIMMERICH,
GRIS,
GROSS,
GROSSRENAUD,
GROSZENEAU,
GROUPPE,
GRUB,
GRUSS,
GUCK/COOK/KOCH,
GUIGNE
HAAKE,
HAAS,
HAAY,
HABERSTOCK,
HABLICH,
HAHN,
HALTER,
HAM,
HAMMER,
HANRICHER,
HAPPOLD,
HARNISH,
HARTLING,
HARTMAN,
HATMAN,
HATT,
HAUN,
HAUPTMAN,
HAUSER,
HAYS,
HEAL,
HEBB,
HECHT,
HECKMAN,
HEFT,
SEGELL,
HEILMAN,
HEINER,
HEINRECHEN,
HEISER,
HEISLER,
HEISON,
HEIT,
HELLER,
HEMIOY,
HENRICI/RITCEY,
HERMAN,
HERMSTAT,
HEULL,
HEYBERGER,
HICKS,
HILCHIE/ULSCHE,
HILMAN,
HILTZ,
HIMMELMAN,
HINCHELWOOD,
HINCKEL,
HINNEL,
HIRSCHMAN,
HIRSHING,
HIRSMAN,
HIRTLE,
HIRTLING,
HIZER,
HOFFLER,
HOFFMAN,
HOHL,
HOLDERNET,
HOLDRY,
HOREIN,
HOSIEN,
HOSTERMAN/OSTERMAN,
HOUFEMAN,
HOUG,
HOWE,
HUBLEY,
HUCK,
HUHN,
HUNIER,
HUNT/HUST?,
HUTT,
HUY
IRDMAN,
INGLIS/ENGEL,
ISELEE,
ISLER,
ISLIN
JACOB,
JACOBS,
JACOT,
JACQUES,
JAH/JAICH,
JAMER,
JAMES,
JEALLIETTE,
JEANBAS,
JEANPERIN,
JEAUDRIE,
JEAUNE,
JEAUNO,
JEMMISON,
JESSEN,
JOLLIMORE,
JORNER?,
JOST,
JUDLE,
JUELLIETTE,
JUNG/YOUNG
KAIER,
KAULBACK,
KAUTZ,
KAYSER,
KEDY,
KELLENBERGER,
KELLER,
KELTZER,
KENNEY,
KEROPS,
KETNER,
KIRN,
KISTNER,
KITCHN,
KLAGES,
KLEIN,
KLETT,
KNAUT,
KNELLER,
KNICKLE,
KNOCK,
KOCH/COOK/GUCK,
KOCHLEY,
KOEHLER,
KOHL,
KOLP/COLP,
KORBER,
KOTZ,
KOZN,
KRAFT/CROFT,
KRAUS/CROUSE,
KREBS,
KRUESER/CREASER,
KRUGER,
KUFFER,
KUHN,
KUNTZ
KURTZ
LACHMUND,
LAGARCE,
LANDSCHEIT,
LANGILLE,
LANKERT,
LANTZ,
LASSERTT,
LAUNER,
LAURENT,
LAY,
LEACE,
LEARY,
LEAU,
LEFTEY,
LEIGH,
LEISER,
LEISTERBOSCH,
LENHART,
LEONARD,
LEONOR,
LERICH,
LESLEY,
LEVY,
LIEBSTEIN,
LINCK,
LINTNER,
LIPPERT,
LISK,
LITTLEJOHN,
LOCKMAN,
LOD,
LOEFFLER,
LOHNES,
LOITERBOICH,
LORENT,
LOTT,
LUCKMOND,
LUM,
LUNKES
MAAS (MEIS?),
MADER,
MAILETE,
MAILLIARD,
MALMAHU,
MANGE,
MARCIN,
MARQUERAT,
MARRIETTE,
MASSON,
MATTHEW,
MAUER,
MAUGER,
MAUSER,
MAVITY,
MCDONNEL,
MCWHITES,
MEGRAU,
MEHLMAN,
MEIS,
MEISNER,
MEIXNER,
MELADEL,
MENEGAUX,
MERCER,
MERKEL,
MERLIN,
MEROT,
MERS?,
MERTZ,
MESSER,
METATALL,
METTIN,
METTLER,
METZGER,
METZLER,
MEUSE,
MEYER,
MEYHOFFER,
MEYNERS/WEYNERS,
MICHEAU,
MICHEL,
MICHLEY,
MILE?,
MILIET,
MILLER,
MILZGAR,
MINIGO,
MONGS,
MORASH,
MOREAU,
MORITZ,
MORLAN,
MORLEAU,
MOSER,
MOSSER,
MOSSMAN,
MOTZ,
MULIG,
MULLER,
MUNICH,
MURE,
MUSLER,
MYRA,
NAAS,
NAGEL,
NAU,
NEESHAM,
NEIFORT,
NEUMAN,
NICOLAY
OHST,
OIKLE/EICHEL,
ORTH,
OSENBENTZ,
OSTERMAN/HOSTERMAN,
OSTERTAG,
OSWALD,
OTT,
OX,
OXNER
PADNALL,
PAGLY,
PAR,
PARK,
PAUL,
PAYSANT,
PEIP?,
PEIRCE,
PENTZ,
PERNETTE,
PETERQUIN,
PFAFFHAUSER,
PFEIFFER,
PHILIPS,
PIELER/BIELER,
PINNEL,
POLLEVER/BOLLIVER,
POTTERMAN,
POVET,
PRICE,
PRIPPER
PUBLICOVER/BUBICKOFFER,
RAFUSE,
RAHN,
RAMAGE,
RAMICH,
RAMICHEN,
REFFIGOR,
REICHARD,
REINHARD,
REMBY,
RENAUD,
REYNARD,
REYOULEAU,
RHODENHEISER,
RICHELL,
RICHTER,
RIESER,
RIGULO,
RITCEY/HENRICI,
RITTINGER,
RIVOUET,
ROBERT,
RODER,
ROHN,
ROHST/RUSTY,
ROLEDER,
ROLLER,
ROMKIES,
ROSE,
ROST,
ROTH,
ROTTER,
ROTTINGER,
ROUS,
RUBIN,
RUDER,
RUDOLF,
RUESER,
RUHLAND,
RUHN,
RUND,
RUST,
RUST?,
RUSTY
SALM,
SARTY/CERTIER,
SATRIE,
SAUER,
SCHAFER,
SCHAFNER,
SCHANTRUIN,
SCHANTZIN,
SCHAUFELBERGER,
SCHEAR,
SCHEIF,
SCHENKEL,
SCHERF,
SCHERTON,
SCHLAGENWEIT,
SCHLEAR,
SCHLIGEL,
SCHMELTZER,
SCHNEAR,
SCHRACK,
SCHRAM,
SCHULTER,
SCHULTZ,
SCHUMACHER,
SCHUP,
SCHUTZ,
SCHWARTZ,
SCHWEINHEIMER,
SEEBERGER,
SEIDLER,
SEIFE?,
SEIFER,
SEIL,
SEILER,
SEINSON?,
SELIG,
SHAFFETTE,
SHAFFHAUSER,
SHAUBACH,
SHAUCH,
SHEFFERS,
SHENK,
SHEPARD,
SHERATON,
SHERMILLER,
SHUBIRNS,
SHUMAN,
SHUPLY,
SIELER,
SILVER,
SIMON,
SIMONS,
SLEGEL,
SLEUTER,
SMITH,
SPANNAGEL,
SPERRY,
SPIDEL,
SPIEGEL,
SPINDLER,
SPRINGAUFF,
STAHL,
STEINFORD,
STEINMAN,
STEISEL,
STEPHENS,
STIESS,
STORK,
STRASSBURGER,
STRAUCH,
STRAUSS,
STROS,
SUTHERLAND
TAMMER,
TANNER,
TEAURDRY,
TETTERAY,
THICKPENNY,
THIEL/DEAL,
THIETOFF/DIETHOFF,
THOM,
THOMAS,
TIMON/DEMONE,
TISSERAND,
TIULLIET,
TORPEE,
TORPEL,
TRAPOE,
TREBER,
TREFFIAN,
TREISTER,
TRILLIOT/DRILLOT,
TRIPPOS,
TROPE,
TRUEDTER,
TUBURGER?,
TURKSCHE,
TURN,
TURNER
UHLMAN,
ULSCHE/HILCHIE,
UNSTATT,
URICH,
URY,
USLER
VALET,
VANDERBULT,
VANDERDORF,
VANDERHYDE,
VANHOBOKEN,
VAUGHN,
VEINOT,
VEUILAMET,
VINCENT,
VINVOET,
VOEGELY,
VOELKER/FELCHER,
VOGELEY,
VOGLER,
VOLBACH,
VUILQUET/WILKIE
WACKER,
WAGNER,
WAITE,
WALKER,
WALLER,
WALLIS,
WALTER,
WAMBOLD,
WANER,
WEAGLE,
WEGSCHEIDER,
WEIDAMAN,
WEILER,
WEINACHT,
WEINMAN,
WEISENER,
WELSCH,
WENMAN,
WENTZEL,
WESSEL,
WEST,
WEST/WUST,
WESTHAVER,
WEYMAN,
WEYMEYER,
WHITE,
WIEDERHOLD,
WIELAND,
WIELD,
WILD,
WILKIE/VUILQUET,
WILLIAMS,
WINMEYER,
WINSLOW,
WINTER,
WIRT,
WISEL/FISSEL,
WITMAN,
WOLF,
WOLLENHAUPT,
WRIGHT,
WUERTZEN,
WURSTER,
WURTH,
WUST
ZELLER,
ZENPENCE?,
ZIMMER,
ZINCK,
ZOUBERBUHLER,
ZUEM,
ZURN,
ZWICKER