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![Show Contents]() Barbo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Barbo dates back to the days of Medieval France, in the region of Brittany. It is derived from their residence in Barbeau, a place in the province of Brittany (French: Bretagne). Early Origins of the Barbo familyThe surname Barbo was first found in Brittany where they held a family seat from ancient times. The family prospered and grew and eventually a branch of the family formed in England with which Brittany was aligned. During the 15th and 16th centuries, after the reunion of Brittany with France, the family branched into Provence and Lorraine. In Lorraine, they held a family seat at Augueville where they are recorded with lands, estates, and manors on the 7th of February in 1553. André Barbeau was born in 1641 in Vendée, France. He travelled to the New World in 1662 and after arriving in Canada he married Marie Jaudon on 12th August 1669. After his first wife passed away, André remarried to Marie Gagne in 1686. They settled in Charlesbourg, Quebec until the time André's death on 29th September 1699. 1 Early History of the Barbo familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barbo research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1696, 1698 and 1763 are included under the topic Early Barbo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Barbo Spelling VariationsThere were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include Barbeau, Barbeaux, Barbbeau, Barbbeaux, de Barbeau, DeBarbeau, De Barbeau and many more. Early Notables of the Barbo familyMore information is included under the topic Early Barbo Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Barbo familyIn 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec, in 1663 there were only 500, 2,000 migrants arrived during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many distinguished contributions have been made by members of this family name Barbo. It has been prominent in the arts, religion, politics and culture in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Barbo were Jacques Barbeau who married Jeanne Garnier in 1679 in Auber; Joseph Barbeau who married Elisabeth Charbonneau in 1690; Simon Barbeau who married Anne Badeau in 1693 in Chambalon Qué.
- Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
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