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Where did the French Baudry family come from? What is the French Baudry family crest and coat of arms? When did the Baudry family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Baudry family history?

The origins of the name Baudry belongs to a very particular southern region that was once known as Languedoc. The name is derived from the ancient Norman personal name Baldric.

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History has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name Baudry, some of which include Beaudry, Beaudri, Beaudrie, Beaudris, Beauddry, Beauddri, Beauddrie, Beauddris, Bodry, Bodri, Bodrie, Bodris, Boddry, Boddri, Boddrie, Boddris, Baudry, Baudri, Baudrie, Baudris, Bauddry, Bauddri, Bauddrie, Bauddris, Beudry, Beudri, Beudrie, Beudris, Beuddry, Beuddri, Beuddrie and many more.

First found in Normandy, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Baudry research. Another 231 words(16 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Baudry History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Baudry Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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By 1643 there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Since immigration was slow, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. 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. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The distinguished family name Baudry has made significant contributions to the culture, arts, sciences and religion of France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Baudry were

Baudry Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Pierre Baudry who settled in Virginia in 1700
  • Pierre Baudry, who landed in Virginia in 1700

Baudry Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • L. Baudry, aged 34, who emigrated to America, in 1892
  • Georges Baudry, aged 30, who landed in America, in 1895

Baudry Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Armand Baudry, who emigrated to the United States, in 1922

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  • Paul Jacques Aimé Baudry (1828-1886), French painter
  • Patrick Pierre Roger Baudry (b. 1946), retired Lieutenant Colonel in the French Air Force
  • Mathieu Baudry (b. 1988), French footballer
  • Olivier Baudry (b. 1973), French football player
  • Guillaume Baudry (1657-1732), gunsmith and gold and silversmith in Lower Canada
  • Christian Baudry (b. 1955), former professional footballer
  • Jean-Baptiste Baudry (1684-1755), Canadian gunsmith and goldsmith


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The Baudry Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Baudry Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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