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  • Distribution of Leaf Families in the US in 1840
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  • Distribution of Leaf Families in the US in 1920
  • Distribution of Leaf Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Leaf Total Records: 2  Origin of Leaf, Meaning of Leaf Origin: From all that can be gathered, it is believed that the ancestors of the Greenleaf family were Huguenots, who left France on account of their religious principles, sometimes in the course of the sixteenth century and settled in England. The name was, probably, translated from the French Fuillevert. Surnames: Greenleaf Submitted by: Lorraine Birch Origin of Leaf, Meaning of Leaf Origin: Parents Ronald and Jane (McDermitt) McCleaf. Grandparents Gray and Mary (Swope) McCleaf from Gettysburg, PA. I am seeking any info on my family linage. Surnames: McCleaf Submitted by: Brian David McCleaf 2/17/2012 10:51 PM Page 1 of 1

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