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![Show Contents]() Bourdages History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The history of the Bourdages family goes back to the Medieval landscape of southern France, to a region known as Languedoc. It is derived from the family living in Languedoc. Early Origins of the Bourdages familyThe surname Bourdages was first found in Languedoc. Early History of the Bourdages familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bourdages research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1413, 1516, 1521, 1526, 1543, 1561, 1750, 1762, 1770, 1824, 1848, 1852, 1861, 1906 and 1910 are included under the topic Early Bourdages History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bourdages Spelling VariationsThroughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Bourdages some of which are Bourdage, Bordage, Bourdages, Bourda, Bourdac, Bourdan, Bourdon, Bourdet, Bourdier, Bourderie, Bourdillot, Bourdillon, Bourdeille, Bourdeau, Bourdeaux, Bourdelle, Bourdette, Bourdarias, Bourdeu, Bourdales and many more. Early Notables of the Bourdages familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was Gilbert Bourdeaux, a priest in 1750. Pierre-Alpinien-Bertrand Bourdeau was a man of politics who, born in 1770 in Haute-Vienne (Rochechouart), became a lawyer and took part in the first revolutionary movements. Mayor of Lomoges under the Empire, he was elected deputy and was seated among the ultra-royalists. Antoine-François Bourdeau was a man of politics in La Châtre in 1762. Jean Bourdeau, born in Limoges in 1848, was an intellectual whose numerous works can be categorized into three subjects: German questions, philosophical questions, and social questions. Louis Bourdeau was a sociologist...
Another 99 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bourdages Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bourdages RankingIn Quebec, Canada, the name Bourdages is the 700th most popular surname. 1
 Bourdages migration to Canada | + |
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 Bourdages. 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 Bourdages were Bourdages Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Zephirin Bourdages was a sailor in 1871 who lived in Bonaventure, Quebec
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- Rémi-Séraphin Bourdages (1799-1832), Canadian physician and politician in Lower Canada
- Hélène Bourdages (b. 1959), Canadian fencer at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Rodrigue Bourdages (1923-1997), Canadian politician and contractor from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Louis Bourdages (1764-1835), Canadian businessman and politician in Lower Canada
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Bourdages migration to Canada 
