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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.

Beaudry Early Origins

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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.

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.

Beaudry Early History

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Beaudry Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

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 ^[1]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 ^[1]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 ^[1]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 ^[1]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 ^[1]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

^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

Other References

Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore. Print.
Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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The Beaudry Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Beaudry Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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