Gaboury (
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
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nickname for a
joker derived from Old French gabeor "mocker, scoffer, joker") is a surname.
All Gabourys in North America (including the spelling variations of Gabourie, Gabaree, Gabree, and Gibree) are related because they are all descendants of Antoine Gaboury, who left France in 1659 for the Quebec settlement in New France.
People with the surname include:
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Amédée Gaboury
Am̩d̩e Gaboury (March 26, 1838 РJune 11, 1912) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Laval in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1883 to 1884 as a Liberal.
He was born in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Cana ...
(1838–1912), Canadian politician
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Étienne Gaboury (1930–2022), Canadian architect
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Kim Gaboury, AKA aKido, Canadian musician and composer
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Marie-Anne Gaboury (1780–1875), Canadian explorer and settler, grandmother of Louis Riel
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Stephen Gaboury
Stephen Gaboury is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and musical director. In 1988, he created Livewire Production & Recording, a full production digital studio located in Manhattan's Tribeca district. Since 2001, Gaboury has to ...
, American musician and record producer
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Tancrède-Charles Gaboury (1851–1937), Canadian politician
References
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Gaboury family history in North America
Surnames from nicknames
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French-language surnames