Baribeau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

French settlers came early to North American, following in the wake of the explorers, and creating New France. Quebec City, founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain is said to have been the first American site founded as a permanent settlement, rather than as just a commercial outpost. But emigration was slow, in 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 French people in Quebec, and by 1663, when the region was officially made The Royal Colony of New France, by Louis XIV, there still only around 500 settlers. Over 2,000 would arrive 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 immigrants, both noble and commoner from France. By 1675, there were around 7000 French in the colony, and by that 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. Despite the loss of the Colony to England, the French people flourished in Lower Canada. Among settlers to North America of the Baribeau surname were

Baribeau Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Lucien Baribeau, aged 39, who landed in America from Willeruptme, in 1904
• Arthur Baribeau, aged 55, who immigrated to the United States from Ottange, France, in 1920

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Baribeau Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

• Louis Baribeau, son of François and Périnne, who married Marie-Madeleine Feuillon, daughter of Michel and Louise, in Batiscan, Quebec on 10th February 1687 3
• Jean Baribeau, son of François and Périnne, who married Marguerite Cosset, daughter of Jean and Marguerite, in Batiscan, Quebec on 19th February 1697 3

Baribeau Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Pierre Baribeau, son of François and Périnne, who married Madeleine Dessureaux, daughter of François and Marie, in Batiscan, Quebec on 4th August 1708 3
• François Baribeau, son of François and Périnne, who married Marie-Josephte Bertrand, daughter of Mathurin and Élisabeth, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec on 26th February 1721 3
• Michel Baribeau, son of Louis and Madeleine, who married Barbe Gariépy, daughter of François and Geneviève, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec on 14th February 1730 3
• Jean-Baptiste Baribeau, son of Louis and Madeleine, who married Marie Hus, daughter of Louis and Marie-Augustin, in Sorel, Quebec on 25th February 1732 3
• Jean Baribeau, son of Jean and Marguerite, who married Marie-Anne Adam, daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Catherine, in Batiscan, Quebec on 11th February 1737 3
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Baribeau Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

• Corrinne Baribeau, aged 34, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1924
• Gaston Baribeau, aged 10, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1924

• Paul Baribeau, American folk punk singer
• Mrs. T. W. Baribeau, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1936 4
• Jean-Louis Baribeau (1893-1975), Canadian politician, Member of the House of Commons