Jean-Charles
THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE
(b.
15 December 1721
,
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
d.
,
)
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Jean-Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 15 December 1721 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Jean-Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was the child of Claude THOMAS and Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean THOMAS and Anne LEGA (LEZA) (maternal) Mathurin VILLENEUVE and Marguerite LEMARCHESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Charles married Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER 13 November 1741 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER was born 2 February 1719 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Angelique died 30 December 1785 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Angelique was the child of Étienne CHEVALIER and Marguerite LESSARD.
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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