| ![Show Contents]() La Gabriel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of La GabrielWhat does the name La Gabriel mean? The ancient surname of La Gabriel is from the Normandy region of France. This surname came from the given name Gavriel, which means God has given me strength. Early Origins of the La Gabriel familyThe surname La Gabriel was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where they held a family seat in the department of Calvados in the region of Caen, where they were a distinguished family of great nobility. The family name was originally spelled Gabriaut. In the same early period, about the 11th and 12th century, they branched to Brittany and Poitou. Early History of the La Gabriel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our La Gabriel research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1502, 1572, 1698 and 1782 are included under the topic Early La Gabriel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. La Gabriel Spelling VariationsMost surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name La Gabriel, including Gabriaut, Gabriau, Gabriault, Gabriel, Gabriele, Gabriell, Gabrielle, Gabrel, Gabrelle, Le Gabriel and many more. Early Notables of the La Gabriel familyMore information is included under the topic Early La Gabriel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the La Gabriel familyMigration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 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, the Acadians 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. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. 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 La Gabriel were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name La Gabriel were Thomas Gabriell who arrived in Trinity Harbour in Newfoundland in 1675; and settled in Heart's Content in 1681; Andre Gabriel settled in Codroy and Rivers in 1871.
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