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Early Origins of the Oiron family

The surname Oiron was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where bearers of this family name have long been established. Doire was a department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in Italy. It was formed in 1802, when the Subalpine Republic and was annexed to France.

Early History of the Oiron family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Oiron research. The years 1684, 1722, 1758, 1768, 1814, 1816, 1819, 1820, 1850, 1852, 1863, 1870, 1879 and 1887 are included under the topic Early Oiron History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Oiron Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Doiron, Doire, Dorion, Dorian, Doirent, Daurian, Daurion and many more.

Early Notables of the Oiron family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Noël Doiron (1684-1758), born at Port Royal, Acadia, he became the leader of the Acadians, renowned for the decisions he made during the Deportation of the Acadians

Migration of the Oiron family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 200 individuals of the lineage who arrived from French to Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among them, Pierre Dorion married in 1688 in Quebec; Jeanne Dorion married in 1705 in Quebec.



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