François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

Born

25 March 1749 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

23 November 1811 , Québec, Lower Canada

François-Isidore married Marie-Louise CHAUVEAU 7 February 1772 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Louise CHAUVEAU was born 19 February 1747 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise died 21 July 1788 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Charles CHAUVEAU and Marguerite BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE .

Parents & Family of François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

Parents of François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

Father

Jean-Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

Mother

Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER

Grandparents of François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

Paternal grandparents

Claude THOMAS Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE

Maternal grandparents

Étienne CHEVALIER Marguerite LESSARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married

Marie-Louise CHAUVEAU
Marriage date: 7 February 1772
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise CHAUVEAU was the child of Charles CHAUVEAU and Marguerite BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE

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

Children of François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Louise CHAUVEAU

Marie-Louise THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE

Born: 27 April 1773, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Augustin THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

Born: 28 August 1774, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 January 1842, Québec, Canada East

Marie-Charlotte THOMAS

Born: 6 November 1775, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Louis-Thomas THOMAS

Born: 9 September 1777, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Therese THOMAS

Born: 25 April 1779, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 July 1786, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE

Born: 16 April 1781, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Louise THOMAS

Born: abt. 1783, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 May 1784, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Angelique THOMAS

Born: 5 May 1783, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite THOMAS

Born: 10 June 1786, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 August 1786, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

François THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

Born: 12 April 1788, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in François-Isidore's Québec records.

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 — 1749
25 March 1749
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE - Baptism

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Louise CHAUVEAU 7 February 1772, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 22 years old.

François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE - 1772 marriage

1772 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE was born 27 April 1773, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 24 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Augustin THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 28 August 1774, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 25 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte THOMAS was born 6 November 1775, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 26 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Louis-Thomas THOMAS was born 9 September 1777, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 28 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese THOMAS was born 25 April 1779, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 30 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Geneviève THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE was born 16 April 1781, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 32 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique THOMAS was born 5 May 1783, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 34 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Child
Marie-Louise THOMAS died 25 May 1784, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 35 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Marguerite THOMAS was born 10 June 1786, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 37 years old.

1786 Death of Child
Marie-Therese THOMAS died 19 July 1786, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 37 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
François THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 12 April 1788, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 39 years old.

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise CHAUVEAU died 21 July 1788, 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)

Death — 1811
23 November 1811
Québec, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 62.