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![Show Contents]() Beauregar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The story of the name Beauregar begins in the French province of Limousin in medieval times. Beauregar was a name for someone who lived in Limousin. The name may also be a nickname for a person who lived in a place of exceptional beauty, for the name translates as "beautiful to look at." There is another possibility; the name may be a nickname, given to an exceptionally good looking person, or perhaps it could be a nickname given ironically. This makes this name polygenetic. A polygenetic name is a name that may have more than one origin and may have been adopted by several groups of people more or less independently of each other. Early Origins of the Beauregar familyThe surname Beauregar was first found in Limousin, where the family has held a family seat from very early times. Early History of the Beauregar familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beauregar research. Another 407 words (29 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1477, 1586, 1595, 1596, 1598, 1599, 1665 and 1692 are included under the topic Early Beauregar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Beauregar Spelling VariationsHistory 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 Beauregar, some of which include Beauregard, Beauregar, Beauregardes, Bauregard, Boregard, Boreguarde, Beuregar, Beuregardes and many more. Early Notables of the Beauregar familyNotable amongst the family was - The Chevalier de Beauregard (c.1665- c.1692) French officer who was active in Siam, Governor of Bangkok and Mergui
Migration of the Beauregar familyFrance 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 Beauregar 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 Beauregar were André Jarret "sieur de Beauregard," lieutenant of Salière Company, Carignan Regiment, who arrived in Quebec in 1665, and married Marguerite Anthiaume in Montré.
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