Laberge History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

France was active as a cultural leader in the early 16th century. One particular area in which they lead was the exploration of the New World. The explorers, like Jacques Cartier in 1534, led the way to North America. Champlain, in 1608, made the first of twenty voyages to France to attract settlers and brought the first migrant in 1617. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec, and the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Laberge has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Laberge were

Laberge Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Robert de La Berge (1638-1712), who, who settled in New France in 1658, believed to be the first of the name to arrive there

Laberge Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Charles Henri Laberge, aged 34, who immigrated to America from Lourdes, France, in 1913
• Narcisse Laberge, aged 68, who immigrated to the United States from Lourdes, France, in 1913
• Alexina Laberge, aged 20, who settled in America from Murinais, France, in 1920
• Norman LaBerge, aged 37, who settled in America from Paris, France, in 1924

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Laberge Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

• Robert Laberge, son of Jacques and Marie, who married Françoise Gausse, daughter of Maurice and Marguerite, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 28th May 1663 4
• Nicolas Laberge, son of Robert and Françoise, who married Madeleine Quentin, daughter of Nicolas and Madeleine, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 29th January 1692 4
• François Laberge, son of Robert and Françoise, who married Marguerite Boucher, daughter of Guillaume and Marie-Jeanne, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 14th April 1692 4
• Guillaume Laberge, son of Robert and Françoise, who married Marie Quentin, daughter of Nicolas and Madeleine, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 14th February 1695 4

Laberge Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Guillaume Laberge, son of Guillaume and Marie-Jeanne, who married Françoise Larue, daughter of Jacques and Madeleine, in Contrecoeur, Quebec on 10th July 1720 4
• Pierre Laberge, son of Nicolas and Madeleine, who married Marguerite Paré, daughter of François and Marguerite, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 24th November 1721 4
• François Laberge, son of François and Marguerite, who married Geneviève Gravel, daughter of Claude and Jeanne, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 17th November 1727 4
• Charles Laberge, son of Guillaume and Marie, who married Madeleine Amelot, daughter of Jacques and Angélique, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 3rd February 1728 4
• Guillaume Laberge, son of Guillaume and Marie-Jeanne, who married Marie-Anne Coiteux, daughter of Mathieu and Marie-Anne, in Contrecoeur, Quebec on 3rd February 1728 4
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Laberge Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

• Charles Laberge was very well-known throughout Canada in 1864

Laberge Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

• Blanche Laberge, aged 36, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1913
• Francis Laberge, aged 41, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1913
• Joseph Laberge, aged 42, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1914
• Wilfried Laberge, aged 36, who settled in Quebec, in 1914
• Francois Laberge, aged 44, who settled in Outremont, Canada, in 1916
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• Captain Joseph LaBerge (LaBarge) (1815-1899), American river boat captain who taught Mark Twain about the Mississippi River
• Walter Barber LaBerge (1924-2004), American aerospace engineer and Under Secretary of the Army 1977 to 1980
• Stephen LaBerge (b. 1947), American psychophysiologist
• Mia LaBerge (b. 1967), American artist who painted the first Steinway Art Case Piano created to honor a university
• David Laberge (b. 1929), American neuropsychologist
• Michel LaBerge (1836-1909), the first French-Canadian to explore the Yukon in 1866
• Jean Baptiste LaBerge (1804-1883), French Canadian Leader of the Lower Canada Rebellion in 1838 in Beauharnois, Quebec
• Édouard Laberge (1829-1883), French Canadian physician and politician in Lower Canada
• Joseph Léo Louis Laberge OQ (1924-2002), French Canadian labour union leader