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Baudoin History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

Baudoin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The name Baudoin originated during the Dark Ages in France, in that southern region known as Languedoc. This family name is derived from the Germanic personal name Baldwin, which is composed of the elements "bald", which means bold or brave, and "wine", which means friend.

Early Origins of the Baudoin family

The surname Baudoin was first found in Brittany where the family held a family seat from ancient times.

By the 1400's they had branched into Maine where they spelt their name Beaudouin, and to Lorraine where they established their seat at Bozières and appear in the census lists in 1490, 1571 and 1710. During the 16th century they branched to Dauphiné and founded another branch in Lorraine where they held a family seat in 1542. In 1696, the family were confirmed in their nobility as Lords of Brittany with letters of patent, and a heraldic cap of nobility added to their coat of arms.

Jean Beaudoin, born in 1638, travelled from Tasdon, France to Montreal, Quebec. He was a member of the Seventh Squad of the Sainte-Famille Militia and was involved in several battles. Jean married Charlotte Chavin on 27th November 1663 and passed away in 1713. He was buried at Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec and has many descendants in Canada. 1

"Four Baudoins are at all events enumerated in the great gathering of the Ordre de Noblesse of the province in 1789; De Baudoin, Seigneur d'Avenel; De Baudoin, Seigneur du fief des Pins; Baudoin d'Espins; and Baudoin de Gouzeville." 2

Early History of the Baudoin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Baudoin research. Another 136 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1490, 1542, 1571, 1645, 1662, 1677, 1685, 1686, 1687, 1689, 1691, 1696, 1698, 1700, 1710, 1752 and 1768 are included under the topic Early Baudoin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Baudoin Spelling Variations

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 Baudoin, some of which include Beaudoin, Beaudoins, Beaudouin, Beauduin, Beauduoin, Beaudiun, Beauddoin, Beauddoins, Beauddouin, Beaudduin, Beaudduoin, Beauddiun, Bodoin, Bodoins, Bodouin, Boduin, Boduoin, Bodiun, Boddoin, Boddoyn, Boddoins, Boddouin, Bodduin, Bodduoin, Boddiun, Baudoin, Baudoins, Baudouin, Bauduoin, Baudiun, Bauddoin, Bauddoins, Bauddouin, Baudduin, Baudduoin, Bauddiun, Beudoin, Beudoins, Beudouin, Beuduin, Beuduoin, Beudiun, Beuddoin, Beuddoins and many more.

Early Notables of the Baudoin family

Notable amongst this name at this time was

Jean Baudoin (1662-1698), born in Nantes, France, he was ordained a priest in 1685 and traveled to New France in 1687 where he was pastor of Beaubassin in 1689. Gervais Baudouin (c. 1645 - 1700) was a...
while his other son Gervais Baudoin (1686-1752) continued his father's work as Surgeon Major of Quebec

Baudoin Ranking

In the United States, the name Baudoin is the 14,990^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3 However, in France, the name Baudoin is ranked the 748^th most popular surname with an estimated 6,580 people with that name. 4

Baudoin migration to the United States +

In 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 Baudoin. 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 Baudoin were

Baudoin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Pierre Baudoin, who landed in Maine in 1686 5

Baudoin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Edward Baudoin, aged 17, who settled in New Orleans in 1823
Elsia Baudoin, aged 9, who settled in New Orleans in 1823
M. Baudoin, aged 45, who settled in New Orleans in 1825

Baudoin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Baudoin Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jean Baudoin, son of Jacques and Madeleine, who married Nathalie Landreau, daughter of Jean and Marie, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec on 12th August 1659 6
Jean Baudoin, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Marie-Charlotte Chauvin, daughter of Michel and Anne, in Montreal, Quebec on 27th November 1663 6
Gervais Baudoin, son of Gervais and Jeanne, who married Anne Aubert, daughter of Claude and Jacqueline, in Quebec on 6th November 1683 6
Guillaume Baudoin, son of Jean and Marie-Charlotte, who married Marie-Anne Baudreau, daughter of Urbain and Mathurine, in Montreal, Quebec on 11th November 1697 6
René Baudoin, son of Jacques and Madeleine, who married Marie-Anne Begnier, daughter of Massé and Michelle, in Champlain, Quebec on 28th January 1697 6
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Baudoin Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jacques Baudoin, son of Jean and Marie-Charlotte, who married Marie-Marguerite Rivière, daughter of Pierre and Marie-Anne, in Repentigny, Quebec on 22nd November 1700 6
François Baudoin, son of Jean and Marie-Charlotte, who married Anne-André Grenet, daughter of François and Marie, in Quebec on 12th June 1702 6
Louis Baudoin, son of Jacques and Françoise, who married Angélique Le Roy, daughter of Nicolas and Marie-Madeleine, in Saint-Michel, Quebec on 16th November 1705 6
René Baudoin, son of René and Marie, who married Jacqueline Poisson, daughter of François and Marguerite, in Champlain, Quebec on 28th April 1710 6
Marc Baudoin, son of Jacques and Françoise, who married Élisabeth Lepage, daughter of Louis and Sébastienne, in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 13th April 1711 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Baudoin (post 1700) +

Camile Baudoin (b. 1948), American guitar player from New Orleans
Jean Baudoin (1662-1698), French missionary in New France in 1687
Jean-Baptiste Baudoin (1831-1875), French Catholic priest and missionary in Iceland
Edmond Baudoin (b. 1942), French artist, illustrator, and writer of sequential art and graphic novels

The Baudoin 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: Ubi crux, Ibi patria
Motto Translation: Where there is a cross, there is a country.

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
Cleveland, Dutchess of The Battle Abbey Roll with some Account of the Norman Lineages. London: John Murray, Abermarle Street, 1889. Print. Volume 1 of 3
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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.