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Fletcher Family History
Fletcher Genealogy & Family TreeFletcher is a Scottish name from Yorkshire, England, where the earliest known ancestor—Jean de La Fleche—was granted lands by King William before the family moved north to Scotland. It referred to someone with the occupation of making arrows. In recent years, it is sometimes used as a given name. The family motto is Alta pete which means “Aim at high things.”
Other spellings include “Flechyr,” “Flesher,” “Fletcheour,” “Fleshar,” “Flesher,” “Fleshour,” “Fleschor,” “Fledger,” and “Flegger.” Notable people with the surname include American actress Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Cruel Intentions, Flowers in the Attic), British actor Dexter Fletcher (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Kick-Ass, The Elephant Man), Scottish footballer Darren Barr Fletcher, and American NASA Administrator James Chipman Fletcher. The first Fletcher to come to America was Moses Fletcher in 1620.
Fletcher Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- George Edward Fletcher -- --, 1943 January 18, 1987 Illinois
- Homer C. Fletcher -- --, 1843 November 18, 1862 Vermont
- William Chester Fletcher -- --, 1888 November 14, 1958 Oregon
- Artemisia Fletcher -- --, 1797 July 3, 1873 Connecticut
- Edwin Fletcher -- --, 1904 April 0, 1973
Fletcher Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Russell Fletcher -- --, 1929 June 0, 1996 New Jersey
- Turner Fletcher -- --, 1730 August 28, 1782
- John Fletcher -- --, 1865 March 14, 1947
- Sharon Fletcher -- --, 1925 January 26, 2002 Kentucky
- Ethel Fletcher -- --, 1890 December 23, 1947
