Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST

Born

19 August 1703 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

28 January 1769 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Simeon BARBEAU dit LAFOREST Anne BADEAU (BADAULT)

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Born: 19 August 1703 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Simeon BARBEAU dit LAFOREST

Mother: Anne BADEAU (BADAULT)

Paternal grandparents: André BARBEAU dit LAFOREST , Marie JODON

Maternal grandparents: Jean BADEAU (BADAULT) , Marguerite CHALIFOUR

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Josephe married Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE 12 August 1726 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 4 June 1709 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Paul died 5 January 1744 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Paul was the child of Claude THOMAS and Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE.

Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST died 28 January 1769 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST

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Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST married

Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE
Marriage date: 12 August 1726
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Thanks to Deb Thomas Sheldon

Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was the child of Claude THOMAS and Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE

Marriage notes:

12 August 1726 • parish of Saint-Charles Roman Catholic Church, Charlesbourg, Quebec

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST

Marie-Josephe THOMAS

Born: May 1727, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre LOSE (LAUZÉ) 15 February 1751 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

Born: 7 December 1728, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 16 March 1764, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite DUPERE 18 January 1751 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jacques THOMAS

Born: October 1730, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: June 1733, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise THOMAS

Born: July 1732, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jacques LOSE (LAUZÉ) 11 January 1751 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Geneviève THOMAS

Born: January 1734, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: May 1740, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marguerite THOMAS

Born: August 1735, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Jeanne THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE

Born: 23 June 1737, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 13 August 1811, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Andre PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN 19 January 1756 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste BIGAOUETTE dit THOMAS

Born: 13 March 1739, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marguerite BOURBEAU 12 September 1762 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre-Francois THOMAS

Born: January 1741, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste THOMAS

Born: May 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: July 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1703
19 August 1703
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST and Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE 12 August 1726, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 22 years old.

Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST - 1726 marriage

1726 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe THOMAS was born May 1727, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 23 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 7 December 1728, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 25 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Jacques THOMAS was born October 1730, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 27 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise THOMAS was born July 1732, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 28 years old.

1733 Death of Child
Jacques THOMAS died June 1733, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 29 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève THOMAS was born January 1734, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 30 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marguerite THOMAS was born August 1735, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 31 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE was born 23 June 1737, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 33 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BIGAOUETTE dit THOMAS was born 13 March 1739, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 35 years old.

1740 Death of Child
Marie-Geneviève THOMAS died May 1740, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 36 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Pierre-Francois THOMAS was born January 1741, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 37 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste THOMAS was born May 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 39 years old.

1744 Death of Spouse/Partner
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE died 5 January 1744, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise THOMAS married 11 January 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Jacques LOSE (LAUZÉ)

1751 Marriage of Child
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married 18 January 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marguerite DUPERE

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe THOMAS married 15 February 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Pierre LOSE (LAUZÉ)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE married 19 January 1756, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Pierre-Andre PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BIGAOUETTE dit THOMAS married 12 September 1762, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Marguerite BOURBEAU

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1764 Death of Child
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE died 16 March 1764, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephe was 60 years old.

Death — 1769
28 January 1769
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 65.

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