The Bosq surname comes form a form of the Old French word "bois," meaning "the woods;" it was most likely originally a name for someone living or working in a wooded area.
Loading...
Early Origins of the Bosq family
The surname Bosq was first found in Brittany and Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where several notable families of this name have long been established. Among them were a du Boscq family of Normandy. Bousquet was generally a Southern variant of this same name. A Guillaume du Bosc was one of the companions of William the Conqueror in 1066. A Nicolas Bosc was the Bishop of Bayeux in 1397, and Chancelor of France in 1397.
Loading...
Early History of the Bosq family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bosq research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1392, 1408, 1418, 1419, 1653, 1788, 1818, 1838, 1839, 1840 and 1854 are included under the topic Early Bosq History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Loading...
Bosq Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Bosc, Bosq, Desbosq, Dubosc, Duboscq, Bousquet and many more.
Loading...
Early Notables of the Bosq family
Notable amongst this name at this time was Nicolas du Bosc, (du Bois) (d. 1408), French politician, advisor to kings Charles V and Charles VI of France, ne of the marmousets appointed by his detractors who took the governing of France from November 1392; Mathieu Du Bosc, who was the Bishop of Lisieux from 1418-1419; Jean-Léonor du Bosc of Radepont, a Brigadier (maréchal de camp), who built a... Another 68 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bosq Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Loading...
Migration of the Bosq family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jean Bousquet, who arrived in Canada in 1642; (perhaps the same) Jean Bousquet, son of Jean Bousquet et Isabelle Hilairet, who married Catherine Fourrier in Montreal in 1672.
France
