The noble French surname Gadrau is of patronymic origin, deriving from the personal name of the father of the original bearer. In this instance, the family name Gadrau is derived from an ancient Germanic personal name.
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Early Origins of the Gadrau family
The surname Gadrau was first found in the province of Ile-de-France, where the family was well established for centuries.
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Early History of the Gadrau family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gadrau research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1594, 1632, 1658, 1660, 1661, 1667, 1678 and 1714 are included under the topic Early Gadrau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Gadrau Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Gadrois, Gadrot, Gadonot, Gadreau, Gadois, Gadbois, Gadoin, Gadebois, Gatebois, Gadouas and many more.
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Early Notables of the Gadrau family
Notable amongst the family was Claude Gadrois, a Parisian, who was the director of the army hospital in Germany and died in 1678 in the full bloom of his youth, when he was only 36. Moving forward to New France, early records of that colony found Pierre (Gadoyes) Gadois (1632-1714) successfully had Rene Besnard dit Bourjoly convicted of casting a spell of impotence over him in 1658. Besnard was flogged, imprisoned, and sentenced to death... Another 74 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gadrau Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Gadrau family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jean Baptiste Gadois who settled in Montreal in 1648; Pierre Gadboir who arrived in Quebec in 1657; Louis Gadbois who settled in Illinois in 1868; Gustavus Gadbois who arrived in Ontario in 1871.
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