LEMAITRE: Connecting With Our Past: A Genealogy of Descendants of Claude Le Maitre. 2002Philip D. Delamarter 2 Volumes; A Genealogy of Descendants of Claude Le Maitre, Dutch, New York, De LeMaitre, De La Mater, Delamarter,.. Claude emigrated from France to New Netherlands (now New York) in the 17th century, his wife was Hester Du Bois. The book details the family's history, including their settlement in Harlem and their contributions to American society. It provides a glimpse into the religious persecution faced by Huguenots in France