Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

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12 March 1753 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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Jean-Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER

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Born: 12 March 1753 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

Mother: Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER

Paternal grandparents: Claude THOMAS , Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE

Maternal grandparents: Étienne CHEVALIER , Marguerite LESSARD

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Charles married Monique VERRET 5 August 1776 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Monique VERRET was born 29 November 1761 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Monique was the child of Jean-Baptiste VERRET and Angélique LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY.

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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Spouse & Children of Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

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Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married

Monique VERRET
Marriage date: 5 August 1776
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Monique VERRET was the child of Jean-Baptiste VERRET and Angélique LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Children of Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Monique VERRET

Marie-Monique THOMAS

Born: 27 March 1785, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 December 1855, Québec, Canada East

Married: Francois PRUNEAU 11 January 1803 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1753
12 March 1753
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1776 Marriage / Partner
Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Monique VERRET 5 August 1776, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 23 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Monique THOMAS was born 27 March 1785, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Charles was 32 years old.

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