Paul
THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE
(b.
7 December 1728
,
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
16 March 1764
,
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 7 December 1728 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Paul THOMAS dit 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):
Paul married Marguerite DUPERE 18 January 1751 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DUPERE was born 3 December 1716 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marguerite died 12 March 1795 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Louis DUPERE and Marie-Anne GAGNON.
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE died 16 March 1764 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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