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Early Origins of the Brouillet family

The surname Brouillet was first found in Bourbonnais, a historic province in the centre of France, now part of the modern department of Allier and Cher.

Prominent from the oldest branch of this line was Jean Brouillot, the judge of Joan of Arc. Originally from the diocese of Bayeux, chief of arts and with a law licence, he was prosecutor of the University of Paris in 1403. In the judgement of Joan of Arc he refused to compromise, saying that the opinions of the chief theologians must be followed.

Brouillards or "Mists" or "Fog" is the first prelude of Claude Debussy's second set of preludes and Lucien Brouillard is a 1983 French Canadian political drama film directed by Bruno Carrière. Mont Brouillard (4,069 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the Val d'Aosta, Italy.

Early History of the Brouillet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Brouillet research. The years 1611, 1658, 1676, 1687, 1691, 1692, 1693, 1694, 1743 and 1826 are included under the topic Early Brouillet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Brouillet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brouillard, Brouillet, Brouilhet, Brouillaud, Brouillon, Brouillous, Brouillete, Brouillet, Brouillette, Brouillan, Brouillot, Brouilly, Brouillé, Brouillart and many more.

Early Notables of the Brouillet family

Notable amongst the family name in this period was

  • Antoine de Brouilly, marquis of Piennes in 1611. Franc de Monbeton de Bourrouillan, born in 1658, was named infantry captain in Canada on 17th March 1687 under the name of Saint Andre, commander of Pl...
  • Pierre-Amédée Brouillet was from a family of artists and worked in Paris in the studio of the painter Picot in 1826

Brouillet Ranking

In France, the name Brouillet is the 2,795th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1


Brouillet migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brouillet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Baptist Abraham Brouillet, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County Pennsylvania in 1847 2

Brouillet migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brouillet Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Michel Brouillet, son of Jacques and Renée, who married Marie Dubois, daughter of Guillaume and Isabelle, in Saint-Louis, Quebec on 3rd November 1670 3
  • Bernard Brouillet, son of Michel and Marie, who married Marie Chartier, daughter of Guillaume and Marie, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 29th June 1697 3
Brouillet Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Gilles Brouillet, son of Michel and Marie, who married Marie Bricaut, daughter of Jean and Marie, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 7th January 1704 3
  • Jean Brouillet, who settled in Quebec in 1706 from Angoumois on the west coast of France
  • Jean Brouillet, son of Jean and Simone, who married Marie-Madeleine Richard, daughter of jean and Madeleine, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec on 7th January 1706 3
  • Pierre Brouillet, son of Michel and Marie, who married Louise Boullard, daughter of François and Françoise, in Rivière-des-Prairies, Quebec on 22nd November 1706 3
  • Jean Brouillet, son of Michel and Marie, who married Françoise Leclerc, daughter of Robert and Marie, in Saint-François, Quebec on 27th November 1707 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Brouillet (post 1700) +

  • Hector A. Brouillet, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920 4
  • Frank Buster Brouillet (1928-2001), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Washington State House of Representatives 25th District, 1957-73 4


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)
  3. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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