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Early Origins of the Gigault family

The surname Gigault was first found in Languedoc where this celebrated family held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Gigault family

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Gigault Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gigord, Gigorde, Gigorre, Gigorres, Gigort, Gigors, Gigorz, De Gigord, De Gigorde, De Gigorre, De Gigorres, De Gigort, De Gigors, De Gigorz, Gigorns, Guigorns, Gigorium, Guigorcium, Gigor, Gigo, Giger, Gigaud and many more.

Early Notables of the Gigault family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

  • Nicolas Gigault (ca. 1627-1707), a French Baroque organist and composer
  • Bernardin Gigault de Bellefonds (1630-1694), a French general and marshal of France

Migration of the Gigault family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Robert Giguère, who had settled in Quebec by 1652 when he married Aymée Milville in that city; Martin Giguère married Marie Françoise Pinard at Sorell in 1682.


Contemporary Notables of the name Gigault (post 1700) +

  • George-Auguste Gigault (1845-1915), Canadian notary, civil servant and politician who represented Rouville in the Canadian House of Commons from 1878 to 1891


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