Claude THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

(b. November 1750 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

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Claude THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born November 1750 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Claude THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was the child of Jean-Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude THOMAS and Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE (maternal) Étienne CHEVALIER and Marguerite LESSARD

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Claude married Marie-Josephe JOBIN 29 October 1781 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephe JOBIN was born 19 July 1763 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Josephe died 13 January 1786 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jacques-Charles JOBIN and Marie-Dorothee COUTURE.

Claude married (2) Marie-Josephe ELIE dite GUENARD 1 July 1788 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe ELIE dite GUENARD was born abt. 1768 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephe was the child of Louis ELIE dit GUENARD and Marie-Josephte LEGARE.

Claude married (3) Therese BEDARD 1 September 1795 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada . Therese BEDARD was born abt. 1764 Therese was the child of Jean-François BEDARD and Therese LECLERC.

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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Claude THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married

Marie-Josephe JOBIN-- Date: 29 October 1781 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe JOBIN was the child of Jacques-Charles JOBIN and Marie-Dorothee COUTURE

Children of Claude THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Josephe JOBIN:

Claude THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married

Marie-Josephe ELIE dite GUENARD-- Date: 1 July 1788 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe ELIE dite GUENARD was the child of Louis ELIE dit GUENARD and Marie-Josephte LEGARE

Children of Claude THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Josephe ELIE dite GUENARD:

Marie-Josephe THOMAS (b.January 1790, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Claude THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married

Therese BEDARD-- Date: 1 September 1795 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada
Therese BEDARD was the child of Jean-François BEDARD and Therese LECLERC

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1750 Birth
November 1750
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism

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

1781 Marriage / Partner
Claude THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Josephe JOBIN 29 October 1781, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 31 years old.

Claude THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE - 1781 marriage

1781 marriage

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

1788 Marriage / Partner
Claude THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Josephe ELIE dite GUENARD 1 July 1788, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 37 years old.

Claude THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE - 1788 marriage

1788 marriage

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

1790 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe THOMAS was born January 1790, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Claude was 39 years old.

1795 Marriage / Partner
Claude THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Therese BEDARD 1 September 1795, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 44 years old.