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Early Origins of the Leboutillier family

The surname Leboutillier was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family held a family seat.

By the 15th century the family name had also branched to Lorraine in France. They later became Barons of the Empire and were also the Marquis of Chavigny. They branched to Bannes in Bourgogne and to Maigremont in Normandy of which there was a branch in Jersey on the Channel Islands. Other locations included Chesneye, Keromnes, Maupertois, Rance and Gautrois in Brittany, and île-de-France.

Guillaume Boutillier, son of Jean and Marie, travelled from France to Canada in the 17th century. After arriving in the province of Quebec he married Angélique Guignard, daughter of Julien and Marie-Louise, at Notre-Dame on 17th March 1777. 1

Early History of the Leboutillier family

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Leboutillier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bouthillier, Bouthilliet, Bouthilliais, Bouthilliay, Bouthilliaie, Bouthillié, Bouthilliée, Bouteillier, Bouthellier, Boutilli, Le Butlier, Le Boutillier, Le Bouteillier, Boutillier and many more.

Early Notables of the Leboutillier family

Notable amongst the family in this period was Robert Pincerna, who accompanied Duke William of Normandy during his invasion of England; Claude Bouthillier, Sieur de Fouilletourte (1581-1652), a French statesman, a councillor in the Parliament of Paris, in 1613, and a secretary to the queen-mother...
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Canada Leboutillier migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Leboutillier Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • John Le Boutillier or John Le Bouthillier (1797-1872), Canadian immigrant to the Gaspé peninsula around 1815 from Jersey 2
  • David Le Boutillier (1811-1854), Canadian immigrant to Paspébiac, Quebec in 1827 from Saint John, Jersey 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Leboutillier (post 1700) +

  • Captain Oliver Colin LeBoutillier (1894-1983), American World War I aviator who witnessed the death of Manfred von Richthofen the "Red Baron"; after the war, he was an aviation instructor of Amelia Earhart
  • John Leboutillier (b. 1953), American political columnist, pundit, and former Republican politician, U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1981-83; Defeated, 1982 4
  • Philip LeBoutillier Jr., American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1964 4
  • Peter Leboutillier (b. 1975), Canadian former professional NHL ice hockey player who played from 1991 to 2002
  • William LeBoutillier Fauvel (1850-1897), Canadian merchant and politician, Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bonaventure (1891-1987)
  • David Le Boutillier (1811-1854), Jersey-born, Canadian businessman and politician who represented Bonaventure in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1852 to 1854
  • John Le Boutillier (1797-1872), Jersey-born, Canadian businessman and politician, Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Golfe (1867-1872)


  1. Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Le_Boutillier
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Le_Boutillier
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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