Marie-Jeanne
THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE
(b.
23 June 1737
,
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
13 August 1811
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Jeanne THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE was born 23 June 1737 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE was the child of Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude THOMAS and Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE (maternal) Simeon BARBEAU dit LAFOREST and Anne BADEAU (BADAULT)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Jeanne married Pierre-Andre PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN 19 January 1756 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre-Andre PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN was born 14 August 1729 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France. Pierre-Andre died 24 September 1807 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier).
Marie-Jeanne THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE died 13 August 1811 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Jeanne appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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