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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
- Elizabeth Fletcher -- --, 1530 March 9, 1585 Wales
- Elizabeth Fletcher -- --, 1663 April 18, 1762 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Elinor Fletcher -- --, 1598 December 0, 1682
- Hughe Fletcher -- --, 1570 December 0, 1611
- Gersome Fletcher -- --, 1737 November 0, 1814 Massachusetts
Fletcher Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Sarah Fletcher -- --, 1719 October 12, 1746 Massachusetts
- Anna Fletcher -- --, 1755 December 26, 1827
- William Fletcher -- --, 1838 January 25, 1921 Tennessee
- Elizabeth Christina Fletcher -- --, 1885 December 0, 1964 Ontario
- Violet Mary Fletcher -- --, 1911 May 17, 1997
