Beaudry History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Beaudry

What does the name Beaudry mean?

The origins of the name Beaudry belongs to a very particular southern region that was once known as Languedoc. The name is derived from the ancient Norman personal name Baldric.

Early Origins of the Beaudry family

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

During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries the family established branches in Balzac in Burgundy (Bourgogne), and in the sixteenth century in Poitou, a new seat at Touche in Brittany, and in Agenais in Normandy. Many members of this notable family distinguished themselves through their contributions on the battlefield, in their community and for the King and country.

Urbain Beaudry was born on 6th January 1615 in Anjou, France. He travelled to Quebec, Canada in the 17th century, where he worked at Trois-Rivières and Cap-de-la-Madeleine as an edge-tool maker. He eventually married and had eleven children. Urbain was buried at Trois-Rivières in 1682. 1

Early History of the Beaudry family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beaudry research. Another 61 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Beaudry History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Beaudry Spelling Variations

Throughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Beaudry some of which are Beaudry, Beaudri, Beaudrie, Beaudris, Beauddry, Beauddri, Beauddrie, Beauddris, Bodry, Bodri, Bodrie, Bodris, Boddry, Boddri, Boddrie, Boddris, Baudry, Baudri, Baudrie, Baudris, Bauddry, Bauddri, Bauddrie, Bauddris, Beudry, Beudri, Beudrie, Beudris, Beuddry, Beuddri, Beuddrie and many more.

Early Notables of the Beaudry family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

Louis Beaudry, Lord of Asson

Beaudry World Ranking

In the United States, the name Beaudry is the 4,979^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2 However, in Canada, the name Beaudry is ranked the 412^nd most popular surname with an estimated 11,307 people with that name. 3 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Beaudry is the 219^th popular surname. 4

Beaudry migration to the United States +

In the 1700s, land incentives were finally given out by France to 2,000 migrants. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 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, Acadia 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. 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 Beaudry were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Beaudry were

Beaudry Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pindence Beaudry who settled in San Francisco in 1850

Beaudry Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Miss Mathilde Beaudry, aged 25, who landed in America from Paris, France, in 1904
J. Raymond Beaudry, aged 23, who settled in America from Liverpool, in 1905
Victor Beaudry, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States from Paris, in 1906
Oscar Beaudry, aged 25, who landed in America from Paris, in 1906
Philibert Beaudry, aged 45, who immigrated to the United States from Paris, in 1907
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Beaudry migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Beaudry Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Charles A. Beaudry, aged 51, who settled in St. Hyacinthe, Canada, in 1907
Henry Beaudry, aged 55, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1909
Alice Beaudry, aged 45, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1909
M Beaudry, aged 22, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1909
Mrs Victor Beaudry, aged 45, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1909
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Contemporary Notables of the name Beaudry (post 1700) +

Prudent Beaudry (1818-1893), American politician (Quebec born), mayor of Los Angeles, California (1874-1876)
Henry Beaudry, American politician, Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts, 1953 5
Fred P. Beaudry, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from New York County 14th District, 1909 5
Francis J. Beaudry, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Wisconsin State Senate 33rd District, 1970 5
E. P. Beaudry, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1948 5
Pierre Beaudry, Canadian philanthropist who donated the land for Saint-Pierre-Apôtre Church in Montreal, Quebec
Michel Beaudry (b. 1941), Canadian judge on the Federal Court of Canada
Guy Vigneux Beaudry (1950-1951), former Canadian diplomat, Chargé d'Affaires to Chile
Cyrille Beaudry (1835-1904), Canadian priest and educator in Lower Canada
Paul Beaudry (b. 1960), Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Economics at the University of British Columbia
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Sources +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html