Show ContentsGadois History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Gadois Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Etymology of Gadois

What does the name Gadois mean?

The noble French surname Gadois is of patronymic origin, deriving from the personal name of the father of the original bearer. In this instance, the family name Gadois is derived from an ancient Germanic personal name.

Early Origins of the Gadois family

The surname Gadois was first found in the province of Ile-de-France, where the family was well established for centuries.

Early History of the Gadois family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gadois research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1594, 1632, 1658, 1660, 1661, 1667, 1678 and 1714 are included under the topic Early Gadois History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gadois Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gadrois, Gadrot, Gadonot, Gadreau, Gadois, Gadbois, Gadoin, Gadebois, Gatebois, Gadouas and many more.

Early Notables of the Gadois family

  • Moving forward to New France, early records of that colony found Pierre (Gadoyes) Gadois (1632-1714) successfully had Rene Besnard dit Bourjoly convicted of casting a spell of impotence over him in 1...
  • In August 1660, François de Laval annulled the still-barren marriage of Pierre Gadois and Marie Pontonnier on the grounds of "permanent impotence caused by witchcraft"...
  • old Montreal records of March 1661, Pierre (Gadoyes) Gadois (c. 1594-1667) was listed as having bravely fought during an Iroquois attack on the colony...

Gadois Ranking

In France, the name Gadois is the 8,590th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 1

Gadois migration to Canada+

Gadois Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
  • Pierre Gadois (1632–1714) Early Canadian settler, farmer and gunsmith who arrived in New France with his parents, Pierre Gadoys and Louise Mauger (c. 1647)
  • Jean Baptiste Gadois who settled in Montreal in 1648
  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/

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