The origins of the name Beaudry belongs to a very particular southern region that was once known as
Languedoc. The name is derived from the ancient Norman
personal name Baldric.
Early Origins of the Beaudry family
The surname Beaudry was first found in
Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of
Normandy, where the family held a
family seat since ancient times.
During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries the family established branches in Balzac in Burgundy (Bourgogne), and in the sixteenth century in Poitou, a new seat at Touche in Brittany, and in Agenais in Normandy. Many members of this notable family distinguished themselves through their contributions on the battlefield, in their community and for the King and country.
Urbain Beaudry was born on 6th January 1615 in Anjou, France. He travelled to Quebec, Canada in the 17th century, where he worked at Trois-Rivières and Cap-de-la-Madeleine as an edge-tool maker. He eventually married and had eleven children. Urbain was buried at Trois-Rivières in 1682. [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
Early History of the Beaudry family
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Beaudry Spelling Variations
Throughout 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, Beaudry some of which are Beaudry, Beaudri, Beaudrie, Beaudris, Beauddry, Beauddri, Beauddrie, Beauddris, Bodry, Bodri, Bodrie, Bodris, Boddry, Boddri, Boddrie, Boddris, Baudry, Baudri, Baudrie, Baudris, Bauddry, Bauddri, Bauddrie, Bauddris, Beudry, Beudri, Beudrie, Beudris, Beuddry, Beuddri, Beuddrie and many more.
Early Notables of the Beaudry family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Beaudry family to the New World and Oceana
In the 1700s, land incentives were finally given out by France to 2,000 migrants. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and 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, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 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 the treaty of Utrecht, Acadia were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to
England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Beaudry were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Beaudry were
Beaudry Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Pindence Beaudry who settled in San Francisco in 1850
Beaudry Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Miss Mathilde Beaudry, aged 25, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1904
- J. Raymond Beaudry, aged 23, who settled in America from Liverpool, in 1905
- Victor Beaudry, aged 28, who emigrated to the United States from Paris, in 1906
- Oscar Beaudry, aged 25, who landed in America from Paris, in 1906
- Philibert Beaudry, aged 45, who emigrated to the United States from Paris, in 1907
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Beaudry Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
- Charles A. Beaudry, aged 51, who settled in St. Hyacinthe, Canada, in 1907
- Henry Beaudry, aged 55, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1909
- Alice Beaudry, aged 45, who emigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1909
- M Beaudry, aged 22, who emigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1909
- Mrs Victor Beaudry, aged 45, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1909
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Contemporary Notables of the name Beaudry (post 1700)
- Prudent Beaudry (1818-1893), American politician (Quebec born), mayor of Los Angeles, California (1874-1876)
- Prudent Beaudry (1818-1893), American politician, Mayor of Los Angeles, California, 1874-76 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - Henry Beaudry, American politician, Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts, 1953 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - Fred P. Beaudry, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from New York County 14th District, 1909 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - Francis J. Beaudry, American Democrat politician, Candidate for Wisconsin State Senate 33rd District, 1970 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - E. P. Beaudry, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1948 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - Michel Beaudry (b. 1941), Canadian judge on the Federal Court of Canada
- Guy Vigneux Beaudry (1950-1951), former Canadian diplomat, Chargé d'Affaires to Chile
- Cyrille Beaudry (1835-1904), Canadian priest and educator in Lower Canada
- Paul Beaudry (b. 1960), Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Economics at the University of British Columbia
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Citations
- ^ Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
- ^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html