The ancient History of the distinguished Surname Bourgoing

(Texte trouvé sur Internet par Robert Bourgoing Sr)

During the Gallic period, Bourgogne was occupied by the Wuens. It is from this region that the family name Bourgoing is believed to have originated. The Burgondes who gave their name to this region Burgundia settled there in the middle of the 5th century. Their Ying, Condebaud, Who died In 516, Published the first Common Law, the Law Gombette. His son Sigismond was murdered by Clodomir. son of Clovis In 524 and the Franks annexed their first Kingdom of Bourgogne in 534. In 843, Bourgogne was ruled Charles le Chauve under the treaty of Verdun but the region was claimed by Lothaire 1. Further divisions emerged in the second half of the 9th century. Boson was the King of Bourgogne-Provence from 879-887. The family name Bourgoing was found in Bourgogne where they were anciently seated as a noble family. They were Lords of the Manor of Nivernais from early recorded tire.

Most surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not choose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberated. Usually a person 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 religious adherence. Hence, we have variations in your name, Bourgoing some of which are Bourgoin, Bourgoine, Bourgoing, Bourgoing, Bourgoins, Bourgoines, Borgoin, Borgoine, Borgoing, le Borgoing, Bourgogne, Bourgognes, le Bourgogne, le Bourgognes, Borgognes, Borgogne, le Borgogne, le Borgognes, Bourgagne, Bourgagnes, Bourgone, Bourgones, Borgone, Borgones, Bourgon, Bourgons, Bourgonne, Bourgonne Borgon, Borgone, Borgonne, Borgonnes, to name but a few.

After the death of Rodolphe de Bourgogne, King of France and nephew of Boson in the 11th century, duchy of Bourgogne passed to the Capetians and a Duchy of the Crown of France. At the death of Robert II le Pieux, King of France in 1031, Bourgogne was then ruled by Robert of France, brother of Henri I. In 1384 with the death of Louis de Male, Lord of Flandre, Jean II le Bon received the important heritage which included the counties of Bourgogne, of Flandre, of Artois and of Nevers - His son Jean Sans Peur, Duke from 1404 to 1419 then ruled the region and fought against the Armagnacs. 0n. the death of his father, Philippe III le Bon he became Duke from 1419 to 1467. The family name Bourgoing was found in Bourgogne where seated in Auvernais and from whom the province took its name. Notable amongst the family during the early fourteenth century was Guillaume Le Borgoinne, who was a knight in the year 1314. Guyot Bourgoing was a notable member of the King's horsemen of the 15th century, and received letters from King Phillip the Good of France, to renew truces between conflicting counties. Philippe was also a Horsemen Guard at King Philip’s stables in 1441. The family grew and prospered, and by 1370 two main branches formed, the Counts and Barons of Bourgogne an the Marquis of Faulain. Two of the more notable descendent of the family were : Louis of Bourgogne 1682-1712, who was the grandson of Louis XIV and father of Louis XV and whose instructor was François Fénélou de Salignac, philosopher and man of letter ; and François Bourgoing , 1585 –1662, who was a French theologian and one of the founders of the Order of the Oratory. Notable amongst the family at this time was Guillaume Le Borgoinne, Knight, Louis, Duke of Bourgogne, grandson of Louis XIV and father of Louis XV, François Bourgoing theologian.

During the early 16th century In France there was an expanding awareness of European leadership. The New World exploration became a challenge. Following the explorers along the eastern seaboard of North America settlements included, from north to south, New France emerged, followed by New England, New Holland, and New Spain. Jacques Cartier made the first of three voyages to new France in 1534. The Jesuits, Champlain in 1608, and the Church missionaries, followed. In general, the plans for developing, Quebec fell far short of the objectives of the Company of New France. Champlain made over twenty voyage to France in order to encourage immigration to New France. The first true migrant, Louis Hébert, a Parisian apothecary, and his family, arrived in 1617.

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec, in 1663 there were only 500, 2,000 migrants arrived during the next decade.

Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youth of 18 took fourteen year old girls for there 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. Migration 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 1755, 10, 000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana.

Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in lower Canada, one of the two great solitude’s which became Canada.

Amongst the settlers in North America for this distinguished name Bourgoing were Joseph Bourgoain settled in Virginia In 1700; Vicent Bourgoin who married Françoise Migneron on the 6th of November, 1724.

Many distinguished contributions have been made by members of this family name Bourgoing. It has been prominent in the arts, religion, politics and culture in France and New France; Julius Roy Bourgoyne, chief division oral surgery and anaesthesia at the University of Memphis from 1944-59, as well as author several studies on dentistry and oral surgery.

During the course of our research we also determined the most ancient Coat of Arm recorded against this family name Bourgoing.

The Coat of Arm for the family name Bourgoing was : Three red circles on a silver background.