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Boileau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The noble surname Boileau originated in the region of Maine, in France. Boileau is a topographic surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. Topographic names were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between individuals and their homelands, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, people who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original villages, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

Early Origins of the Boileau family

The surname Boileau was first found in Maine, a province in France, where they held a family seat at Etienne about the year 1150. The English branch of the family was founded by Charles Boileau, Baron of Castelnau and St Croix, who fled to England after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. From him, the Boileau Baronetcy, of Tacolneston Hall in the County of Norfolk were descended.

Pierre Boileau, born in 1676, son of Vincent and Geneviève (née Girard), travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Marguerite Menard, daughter of Maurice and Madeleine (née Long), on 5th July 1706 at Boucherville. They had two children together, René and Marguerite-Françoise, and remained together in Quebec until Pierre passed away at Chambly on 3rd March 1730.

Guillaume Boily, born on 12th January 1682, son of Antoine and Antoinette (née Bertrand), was a French blacksmith that travelled from Poitou, France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in Quebec he married Louise Gagne, daughter of Ignace and Barbe (née Dodier), at Baie-Saint-Paul on 30th October 1726. They had two children, Louise and Jean-Baptiste, and remained together in Quebec until Guillaume passed away at the age of 82 on 18th February 1764. 1

Early History of the Boileau family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boileau research. Another 180 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1631, 1636, 1648, 1669, 1700, 1704 and 1711 are included under the topic Early Boileau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Boileau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Boileau, Boilo, Boilaux, Boilau, Boileaux, Boilot, Boilleau, Boillo, Boillaux, Boillau, Boilleaux, Boillot, Boilolt, Boileault, Boilault, Boilout, Boillout, Boilleault and many more.

Early Notables of the Boileau family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Etienne Boileau, Provost of Paris
Gilles Boileau (1631-1669), French translator and member of the Académie française
Charles Boileau (1648-1704), a French ecclesiastic and preacher

Boileau Ranking

In Quebec, Canada, the name Boileau is the 640^th most popular surname. 2 However, in France, the name Boileau is ranked the 1,283^rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,397 people with that name. 3

Boileau migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boileau Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Isaac Boileau, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 4
Amable Boileau, who settled in St. Mathias in 1756
Amable Boileau, who settled in New York State in 1775
Am able Boileau, who arrived in New York in 1798 4
Peter Boileau, who landed in New York in 1798 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Boileau Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Caroline S. Boileau, who landed in America, in 1905
Clementine Boileau, aged 38, who immigrated to the United States from Vroges, France, in 1907
Mrs. Philip Boileau, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States, in 1910
Georges Boileau, aged 19, who settled in America, in 1919
Alfred Boileau, aged 25, who settled in America, in 1922

Boileau migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Amable Boileau, son of René and Marie-Anne, who married Ursule Vigeant, daughter of Jean-Périer and Marie-Anne, in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Quebec on 23rd February 1756 5
Etienne Boileau, son of Etienne and Marie, who married Thérèse Pépin, daughter of Robert and Marie-Anne, in Montreal, Quebec on 6th November 1752 5
Jacques Boileau, son of Pierre and Madeleine-Marguerite, who married Marie Lauzon, daughter of François and Marie-Françoise, in Montreal, Quebec on 15th January 1759 5
Louis Boileau, son of Pierre and Madeleine-Marguerite, who married Marie-Josephte Laniel, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Françoise, in Montreal, Quebec on 27th January 1766 5
Michel Boileau, son of Pierre and Madeleine-Marguerite, who married Louise Larivière, daughter of Jacques and Marie-Charlotte, in Montreal, Quebec on 18th August 1755 5
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Boileau Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Vincent Boileau who married Geneviève Girard at Poitiers in 1706
Vincent Boileau, who settled in St. Laurent, Montreal in 1724
René Boileau settled at Chambly, Quebec in 1732
Michel Boileau settled at Fort St. Frederick in 1752

Boileau Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Myra Boileau, aged 24, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1909

Boileau migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Boileau Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Boileau, English convict who was convicted in Surrey, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Canada" on 23rd April 1819, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Boileau (post 1700) +

Sir John Peter Boileau (1794-1869), 1st Baronet of Tacolneston Hall, British Baronet and archaeologis, the son of John Peter Boileau, the descendant of a Huguenot family who claimed descent from Etienne Boileau, first grand provost of Paris in 1250 7
George Theodore Boileau (1912-1965), American Roman Catholic bishop
Henri Emmanuel Boileau (1857-1923), Baron de Castelnau, a French mountain climber who took part in the first ascent of the Meije
Pierre Boileau (1906-1989), French crime story writer, who wrote, with a partner under the name Boileau-Narcejac
Arthur Boileau (b. 1957), Canadian long-distance runner
Sir Nicolas Edmond George Boileau (b. 1964), 9th Baronet of Tacolneston Hall, British peer
Lt.-Col. Sir Guy Francis Boileau (b. 1935), 8th Baronet of Tacolneston Hall, British peer
Sir Edmond Charles Boileau (1903-1980), 7th Baronet of Tacolneston Hall, British peer
Sir Gilbert George Benson Boileau (b. 1898), 6th Baronet of Tacolneston Hall, British peer
Sir Francis James Boileau (1871-1945), 5th Baronet of Tacolneston Hall, British peer
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

The Boileau Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: De tout mon coeur
Motto Translation: Of all my heart.

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 9th December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/canada
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 5 Feb. 2019