Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

Born

19 September 1751 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

28 May 1810 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE Marguerite DUPERE

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Born: 19 September 1751 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

Mother: Marguerite DUPERE

Paternal grandparents: Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE , Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST

Maternal grandparents: Louis DUPERE , Marie-Anne GAGNON

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Jean-Baptiste married Madeleine RENAUD 13 June 1774 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine RENAUD was born 19 October 1750 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Madeleine died 10 March 1786 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine was the child of Pierre RENAUD and Josephte POULIN (POULAIN).

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Louise HEBERT 21 November 1786 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise HEBERT was born 7 March 1762 in Québec, Canada . Louise was the child of Louis HEBERT dit LECOMPTE and Marie-Catherine FAFARD.

Jean-Baptiste married (3) Marie-Angélique BEDARD 12 October 1801 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada . Marie-Angélique BEDARD was born 24 August 1762 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada . Marie-Angélique died 4 September 1837 in Québec, Lower Canada . Marie-Angélique was the child of Bernard-Thomas BEDARD and Jeanne BLONDEAU.

Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE died 28 May 1810 in Québec, Lower Canada .
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Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married

Madeleine RENAUD
Marriage date: 13 June 1774
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine RENAUD was the child of Pierre RENAUD and Josephte POULIN (POULAIN)

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Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married

Louise HEBERT
Marriage date: 21 November 1786
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise HEBERT was the child of Louis HEBERT dit LECOMPTE and Marie-Catherine FAFARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Louise HEBERT

Cecile THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE

Born: abt. 1794, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jacques TREMBLAY 11 May 1819 Place: Québec, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married

Marie-Angélique BEDARD
Marriage date: 12 October 1801
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada
Marie-Angélique BEDARD was the child of Bernard-Thomas BEDARD and Jeanne BLONDEAU

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1751
19 September 1751
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Madeleine RENAUD 13 June 1774, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 22 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Louise HEBERT 21 November 1786, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 35 years old.

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine RENAUD died 10 March 1786, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Angélique BEDARD 12 October 1801, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 50 years old.

Death — 1810
28 May 1810
Québec, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 58.