Françoise-Marie BIGOT

Born

17 May 1631 , La Ventrouze, Normandie, France

Died

9 August 1706 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Françoise-Marie married Charles GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT) 19 September 1647 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Charles GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT) was born 21 March 1609 in Saint-Aubin, Tourouvre, Perche, France. Charles died 12 February 1658 in Québec, Canada, New France .

Françoise-Marie married Denis BRIERE 8 May 1658 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Denis BRIERE was born abt. 1631 in France. Denis died 24 April 1700 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .

Parents & Family of Françoise-Marie BIGOT

Parents of Françoise-Marie BIGOT

Father

Not yet recorded

Mother

Not yet recorded

Grandparents of Françoise-Marie BIGOT

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Françoise-Marie was a Fille à Marier , arriving in New France by 1647. Learn more: Who were the Filles à Marier? The Filles à Marier: Pioneers of Love and Legacy in New France

Daughter of Jean Bigot and Thomine Chastel who married 13 juin 1630
Ste-Madeleine de la Ventrouze, Tourouvre, Mortagne, France

FAMILY HERITAGE FINDS

Gifts & Books Connected to This Family

Explore a family-history gift or research resource related to this ancestor.

Marriageable Girls: The Filles à Marier

Fille a Marier! - Ancestry Ceramic Genealogy Mug

Show off your heritage with this charming coffee mug featuring 'My Ancestor was a Fille à Marier!' A proud nod to the early women who helped build New France, this mug is perfect for history buffs, genealogy fans, or anyone who loves celebrating their family story. Ideal for everyday coffee or tea and a great conversation starter. ☕

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Françoise-Marie BIGOT

Françoise-Marie BIGOT married

Charles GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT)
Marriage date: 19 September 1647
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

See marriage record for Françoise-Marie BIGOT and Charles GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT)

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Children of Charles GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT) and Françoise-Marie BIGOT

Marie-Geneviève GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT)

Born: 4 March 1651, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 21 January 1709, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Sébastien GINGRAS 17 November 1665 Place: Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre ROBIN 28 October 1687 Place: Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France

Charles GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT)

Born: 9 March 1654, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 11 August 1690, Québec, Canada, New France

Marguerite GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT)

Born: 11 June 1656, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 15 December 1729, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Antoine POUILLOT 24 June 1670 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Jacques ROUSSEAU 28 July 1677 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Françoise-Marie BIGOT married

Denis BRIERE
Marriage date: 8 May 1658
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Children of Denis BRIERE and Françoise-Marie BIGOT

Denis BRIERE

Born: abt. 1660, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 20 June 1718, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Elisabeth MARIER (LEMARIÉ) 23 November 1688 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Françoise BRIÈRE

Born: abt. 1662, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 August 1739, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Married: Michel MARIÉR (LEMARIÉ) 27 February 1680 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Sebastien LABRIERE

Born: 28 January 1664, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1664, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France

Etienne BRIERE

Born: 19 April 1666, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 19 April 1666, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BRIERE dit LABORDE

Born: 21 May 1668, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 17 October 1745, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Married: Françoise BRASSARD 23 November 1712 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

Charles BRIERE

Born: 24 April 1671, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 19 February 1703, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph BRIERE

Born: 10 March 1674, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Françoise-Marie'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.

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Françoise-Marie BIGOT.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Françoise-Marie BIGOT.

How to read this timeline
Records about Françoise-Marie BIGOT and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1631
17 May 1631
La Ventrouze, Normandie, France

1647 Marriage / Partner
Françoise-Marie BIGOT and Charles GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT) 19 September 1647, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 16 years old.

1651 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT) was born 4 March 1651, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Françoise-Marie was 19 years old.

1654 Birth of Child
Charles GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT) was born 9 March 1654, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Françoise-Marie was 22 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1656 Birth of Child
Marguerite GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT) was born 11 June 1656, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Françoise-Marie was 25 years old.

1658 Marriage / Partner
Françoise-Marie BIGOT and Denis BRIERE 8 May 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 26 years old.

1658 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT) died 12 February 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1664 Birth of Child
Sebastien LABRIERE was born 28 January 1664, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Françoise-Marie was 32 years old.

1665 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT) married 17 November 1665, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France to Sébastien GINGRAS

1666 Sillery

denis Briere - 35 habittant

francoise Bigot - 34 sa femme & precl vefve de Guilleboust

denis Briere - 6 fils

francoise Brière - 4 fille

marie guilleboust - 15 fille

Charles guilleboust - 12 fils

Margueritte guilleboust - 9 fille

et pierre Campaignard - 22 domestique Engaigé'

Source / record details
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Birth of Child
Etienne BRIERE was born 19 April 1666, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Françoise-Marie was 34 years old.

1668 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRIERE dit LABORDE was born 21 May 1668, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Françoise-Marie was 37 years old.

1670 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT) married 24 June 1670, , Québec Province, Canada to Antoine POUILLOT

1671 Birth of Child
Charles BRIERE was born 24 April 1671, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Françoise-Marie was 39 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Joseph BRIERE was born 10 March 1674, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

Françoise-Marie was 42 years old.

1677 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT) married 28 July 1677, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France to Jacques ROUSSEAU

1680 Marriage of Child
Françoise BRIÈRE married 27 February 1680, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France to Michel MARIÉR (LEMARIÉ)

1681 Canadian Census Signeurie de Maure

Denis Briere (dit La Briere), 50
Francoise Bigot, sa femmme, 50
enfants:
Charles, 27
Denis, 22
Jean, 13
Charles, 10
Joseph, 7

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1687 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT) married 28 October 1687, Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France to Pierre ROBIN

1688 Marriage of Child
Denis BRIERE married 23 November 1688 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France to Marie-Elisabeth MARIER (LEMARIÉ)

1690 Death of Child
Charles GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT) died 11 August 1690, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Françoise-Marie was 59 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Death of Spouse/Partner
Denis BRIERE died 24 April 1700, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1703 Death of Child
Charles BRIERE died 19 February 1703, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

Françoise-Marie was 71 years old.