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Early Origins of the Gaule family

The surname Gaule was first found in Anjou, a former county, duchy and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Loire Valley of western France.

Early History of the Gaule family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gaule research. Another 27 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1774, 1782, 1791, 1795, 1796, 1811, 1817, 1840, 1848, 1850 and 1866 are included under the topic Early Gaule History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gaule Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gaule, Gaulet, Gaulon, Gaulard, Gaulière, Gauliere, Gaulay, Gaulier, Gaulin and many more.

Early Notables of the Gaule family

Notable amongst the name was the family Gaulard; one of clock-makers. Jean-Baptiste Gaulard, born in 1774, was of this family, as was François-Alexandre, born in 1791, who worked with his brother in the business. Saumaur Gaulay, born in 1782, became a doctor and in 1840 was elected adjunct to the mayor. Pierre-Martin Gaulier was chief of the Western armies from 1795 to 1796. Having become colonel and knight of Saint-Louis, he...
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United States Gaule migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gaule Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Tho Gaule, who landed in Virginia in 1664 1
Gaule Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jacques De Gaule, who arrived in Louisiana in 1718 1
Gaule Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Henry Gaule, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1856
  • John Gaule, aged 57, arrived in New York in 1894 aboard the ship "Etruria" from Queenstown & Liverpool 2
Gaule Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Nicholes Gaule, aged 16, originally from Waterford, arrived in New York in 1904 aboard the ship "Teutonic" from Queenstown, Ireland 2
  • Gerhart Gaule, aged 25, originally from Zurich, Switzerland, arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Kroonland" from Antwerp, Belgium 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Gaule (post 1700) +

  • Michael John Gaule (1869-1918), American Major League Baseball player who played in one game for the Louisville Colonels in 1889
  • Catherine Gaule, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1940 3
  • Denise Gaule (b. 1991), Irish camogie player and student, winner of the Young Player of the Year award of 2009, she played in the 2009 All Ireland camogie final


  1. 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)
  2. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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