François BIGRAS dit FAUVEL

Born

8 Setpember 1665 , La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Died

26 July 1731 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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François BIGRAS dit FAUVEL was born 8 Setpember 1665 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

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François married Marie BRUNET 31 August 1693 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie BRUNET was born 25 October 1677 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie died 12 January 1756 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie was the child of Mathieu BRUNET dit LETANG and Marie BLANCHARD.

François BIGRAS dit FAUVEL died 26 July 1731 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Mathurin Bigras and Catherine Parenteau

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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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François BIGRAS dit FAUVEL married

Marie BRUNET-- Date: 31 August 1693 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie BRUNET was the child of Mathieu BRUNET dit LETANG and Marie BLANCHARD

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Children of François BIGRAS dit FAUVEL and Marie BRUNET

Marie-Louise BIGRAS (b.28 October 1694, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 21 June 1772, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Andre FRANCHE dit LAFRAMBOISE (FRYE) 16 October 1713 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Jacques BIGRAS (b.14 September 1696, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1751, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan))

Francoise BIGRAS (b.4 May 1698, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. René AUBIN 15 June 1716 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Francois BIGRAS (b.19 February 1700, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1781, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite BEAUTRON (BOUTRON) dite MAJOR 31 May 1734 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Marguerite BIGRAS (b.23 November 1701, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 22 August 1778, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Angelique BIGRAS (b.20 August 1703, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. François CALVÉ 30 August 1723 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Alexis BIGRAS (b.27 June 1705, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 12 February 1791, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Marie BENOIT 26 February 1781 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Joseph BIGRAS (b.27 March 1707, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Judith BIGRAS (b.11 February 1709, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 July 1755, Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France )
m. Michel DESMOULINS dit LAGIROFLEE 15 February 1729 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Marie-Anne BIGRAS (b.12 July 1711, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Nicolas BRIQUET 15 October 1731 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)
m. Etienne GIROUX dit ST-MARCEL 1 May 1764 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Genevieve BIGRAS (b.29 April 1714, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Madeleine BIGRAS (b.1 December 1719, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Madeleine BIGRAS (b.21 May 1722, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1693 Marriage / Partner
François BIGRAS dit FAUVEL and Marie BRUNET 31 August 1693, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1694 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BIGRAS was born 28 October 1694, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

1696 Birth of Child
Jacques BIGRAS was born 14 September 1696, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Francoise BIGRAS was born 4 May 1698, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

1700 Birth of Child
Francois BIGRAS was born 19 February 1700, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

1701 Birth of Child
Marguerite BIGRAS was born 23 November 1701, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

1703 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique BIGRAS was born 20 August 1703, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

1705 Birth of Child
Alexis BIGRAS was born 27 June 1705, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

1707 Birth of Child
Joseph BIGRAS was born 27 March 1707, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

1709 Birth of Child
Judith BIGRAS was born 11 February 1709, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

1711 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BIGRAS was born 12 July 1711, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

1713 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BIGRAS married 16 October 1713, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Andre FRANCHE dit LAFRAMBOISE (FRYE)

1714 Birth of Child
Genevieve BIGRAS was born 29 April 1714, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

1716 Marriage of Child
Francoise BIGRAS married 15 June 1716, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to René AUBIN

1719 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine BIGRAS was born 1 December 1719, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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

1722 Birth of Child
Madeleine BIGRAS was born 21 May 1722, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

1723 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique BIGRAS married 30 August 1723, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to François CALVÉ

1729 Marriage of Child
Judith BIGRAS married 15 February 1729, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Michel DESMOULINS dit LAGIROFLEE