Van Leuven (Dutch) – one who came from Leuven (lion), the Netherlands. The Van Luven family may trace their routes back to the Dukes of Brabant in the Duchy of Brabant, and the counts of Leuven. Leuven (or Louvain) is the capital city of Flemish Brabant in Belgium. Dukes_of_Brabant_family_tree Duchy_of_Brabant Duke_of_Brabant Counts_of_Louvain Henry P. Van …
My great-grandfather, Ralph Warren “Marcus” Sears was born May 24, 1885, and lived on Perth Road in Loughborough, Addington, Frontenac County. He was a Methodist. He died at on February 5, 1969, living to 83 years and 8 months. My uncle told me he remembers his grandfather to be an ornery man, with a quick …