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Early Origins of the Saboureux family

The surname Saboureux was first found in Gascony (French: Gascogne), an area of southwest France bordering Spain, that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution, where the family held a family seat in early times.

The members of this distinguished family were also established in other regions. The branch Sabouraud was established in Limousin, the branch Saboureau in Poitou, and the branch Savourey in Burgundy. Several members of the family distinguished themselves through their respective achievements, such as Charles-François Saboureux de la Bonneterie, a lawyer who died in Paris in 1781. Among his written works was "Constitution des Jésuites" (1762).

Early History of the Saboureux family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Saboureux research. Another 29 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1762 and 1781 are included under the topic Early Saboureux History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Saboureux Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Savouré, Savouret, Savourey, Savoureau, Savoureaux, Savourault, Savoureux, Savourand, Savourat, Sabourien, Sabbourien, Sabourin, Sabourine, Sabourand, Saboureau, Saboureaux, Sabourault, Sabouraud, Saboureux, Sabourat and many more.

Early Notables of the Saboureux family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Charles-François Saboureux de la Bonneterie, a lawyer and author

Migration of the Saboureux family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jean Sabourin, originally from Montalembert in Deux-Sèvres, who settled in the diocese of La Rochelle, where he married Marie Gaillard around 1666.


Contemporary Notables of the name Saboureux (post 1700) +

  • Georges Philippe Saboureux, de Fontenay, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 1


  1. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, September 9) Georges Saboureux. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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