Boudier

Boudier is a French occupational surname with Germanic roots meaning "Army Messenger." Submitted by William Boudier, Roseville, California (bn 1941) family historian for the descendants of Estienne Boudier & his wife, Ann Payn, married 1721 in Normandy, France and immigrated to the Island of Jersey as religious refugees, taking the Oath of Allegiance to the British Crown 4 October 1721.

references: Dictionnaire Etymologique des Noms de Famille et Prenoms de France, Paris 1951, Societe Jersiaise Annual Bulletin and Genealogy of Estienne Boudier & Ann Payn Family.

George Boudier (1820–1899), English cricketer and Anglican priest, served as a military chaplain in the Crimean War. He is a descendant of Estienne & Ann Boudier.
Jean Louis Émile Boudier (1828–1920), French pharmacist and mycologist
Paul Joseph Boudier (1854-1908), French civil servant.

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