François
BIGOT dit LAMOTHE
(b.
27 September 1643
,
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
d.
27 October 1708
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
)
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François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE was born 27 September 1643 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE was the child of ? and ?François was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1665.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Catherine BAILLARGEON 8 December 1665 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Catherine BAILLARGEON was born 1 January 1653 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Catherine died 26 October 1672 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Catherine was the child of Mathurin BAILLARGEON and Marie METAYER.
François married (2) Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL 26 October 1672 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was born 27 October 1654 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery). Marie died 18 June 1717 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie was the child of Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marguerite BESNARD.
François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE died 27 October 1708 in Champlain, Canada, New France .
Son of Francois Bigot and Marguerite Drapeau
Details of the family tree of François appear below.
Occupation
François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE was a attorney, royal notary, court officer.
François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE was a attorney, royal notary, court officer.
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)
Family and Children of François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE
[Hide/Show]François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE married 
Catherine BAILLARGEON-- Date: 8 December 1665 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Catherine BAILLARGEON was the child of Mathurin BAILLARGEON and Marie METAYER
NOTE: Second marriage indicates that Francois Bigot was the husband of Catherine Bailarjean
Children of François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Catherine BAILLARGEON:
François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE married Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL-- Date: 26 October 1672 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was the child of Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marguerite BESNARD
groom's name: Francois Bigot
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Marie Bouchard Or Dorval
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 26 Oct 1672
marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
groom's father's name:
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name: Claude Bouchard Or Dorval
bride's mother's name: Marguerite Besnard
groom's race: White
groom's marital status: Widowed
groom's previous wife's name: Catherine Baliarjean
bride's race: White
bride's marital status: Single
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 148
"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 05 Jan 2013), Francois Bigot and Marie Bouchard Or Dorval, 26 Oct 1672; citing reference P 148, FHL microfilm 1018161.
"Marie, baptized at Sillery on 9 December 1654 and died at Champlain on 18 June 1717 (buried the next day). Married at Chateau-Richer on 26 October 1672 (contract Vachon, 17 January), to Francois Bigot (1644-1710), widower of Catherine Baillargeon, and son of Francois Bigot dit Lamotte and Marguerite Drapeau (7 sons and 4 daughters). Marie's husband was a notary and fiscal administrator at Champlain. His descendants bear the name of Dorval, Cheneville and Duval they live mainly in the Mauricie and the Bois-Francs."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XIII, Page 85
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL:
François BIGOT (b.3 October 1675, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Renee BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) 16 April 1703 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
m. Marie-Anne PERROT (PERRAULT) 17 November 1715 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)
Marguerite BIGOT (b.16 April 1678, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1743, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France )
m. Adrien BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) 7 April 1703 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Antoine BIGOT (b.23 March 1681, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1684, Champlain, Canada, New France )
Jean-Baptiste BIGOT (b.24 August 1682 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 9 August 1747, Champlain, Canada, New France )
m. Anne-Celeste TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 24 November 1712 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Jacques BIGOT (b.2 April 1684, Champlain, Canada, New France d. , )
Joseph BIGOT dit CHENNEVILLE (b.31 July 1686, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1734, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )
m. Josephte LEFEBVRE 11 January 1717 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)
Marie-Jeanne BIGOT (b.24 October 1688, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 19 March 1759, Champlain, Canada, New France )
m. Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) July 1710 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Antoine BIGOT (b.15 December 1690, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1709, Champlain, Canada, New France )
Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL (b.abt. 1694, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1774, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne TOUTANT 22 November 1717 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
m. Marie-Angélique PROVENCHER 29 October 1742 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)
Marie-Josephe BIGOT (b.23 May 1695, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 5 August 1695, Champlain, Canada, New France )
Marie-Madeleine BIGOT (b.19 December 1697, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 2 July 1712, Champlain, Canada, New France )
Catherine BAILLARGEON-- Date: 8 December 1665 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France Catherine BAILLARGEON was the child of Mathurin BAILLARGEON and Marie METAYER
NOTE: Second marriage indicates that Francois Bigot was the husband of Catherine Bailarjean
Children of François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Catherine BAILLARGEON:
François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE married
Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL-- Date: 26 October 1672 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was the child of Claude BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Marguerite BESNARD
groom's name: Francois Bigot
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Marie Bouchard Or Dorval
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 26 Oct 1672
marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
groom's father's name:
groom's mother's name:
bride's father's name: Claude Bouchard Or Dorval
bride's mother's name: Marguerite Besnard
groom's race: White
groom's marital status: Widowed
groom's previous wife's name: Catherine Baliarjean
bride's race: White
bride's marital status: Single
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 148
"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 05 Jan 2013), Francois Bigot and Marie Bouchard Or Dorval, 26 Oct 1672; citing reference P 148, FHL microfilm 1018161.
"Marie, baptized at Sillery on 9 December 1654 and died at Champlain on 18 June 1717 (buried the next day). Married at Chateau-Richer on 26 October 1672 (contract Vachon, 17 January), to Francois Bigot (1644-1710), widower of Catherine Baillargeon, and son of Francois Bigot dit Lamotte and Marguerite Drapeau (7 sons and 4 daughters). Marie's husband was a notary and fiscal administrator at Champlain. His descendants bear the name of Dorval, Cheneville and Duval they live mainly in the Mauricie and the Bois-Francs."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XIII, Page 85
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of François BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL:
François BIGOT (b.3 October 1675, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. , )m. Marie-Renee BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) 16 April 1703 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
m. Marie-Anne PERROT (PERRAULT) 17 November 1715 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)
Marguerite BIGOT (b.16 April 1678, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1743, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France )m. Adrien BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) 7 April 1703 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Antoine BIGOT (b.23 March 1681, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1684, Champlain, Canada, New France ) Jean-Baptiste BIGOT (b.24 August 1682 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 9 August 1747, Champlain, Canada, New France )m. Anne-Celeste TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 24 November 1712 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Jacques BIGOT (b.2 April 1684, Champlain, Canada, New France d. , ) Joseph BIGOT dit CHENNEVILLE (b.31 July 1686, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1734, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France )m. Josephte LEFEBVRE 11 January 1717 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)
Marie-Jeanne BIGOT (b.24 October 1688, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 19 March 1759, Champlain, Canada, New France )m. Alexis LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS (DESMARAIS) July 1710 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Antoine BIGOT (b.15 December 1690, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1709, Champlain, Canada, New France ) Michel BIGOT dit DORVAL (b.abt. 1694, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1774, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Marie-Anne TOUTANT 22 November 1717 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
m. Marie-Angélique PROVENCHER 29 October 1742 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)
Marie-Josephe BIGOT (b.23 May 1695, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 5 August 1695, Champlain, Canada, New France ) Marie-Madeleine BIGOT (b.19 December 1697, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 2 July 1712, Champlain, Canada, New France )
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Origin of Surname
BIGOT
A name given by the French to the Normans, because, as Camden says, At every other word they would swear 'By God' , from which they were termed Bigodi. It became the surname of Roger de Montgomery, one of the followers of William the Conqueror, who was called Roger Bigod. The English word bigot has probably the same origin.
An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names - By William Arthur - 1857.
BIGOT
A name given by the French to the Normans, because, as Camden says, At every other word they would swear 'By God' , from which they were termed Bigodi. It became the surname of Roger de Montgomery, one of the followers of William the Conqueror, who was called Roger Bigod. The English word bigot has probably the same origin.
An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names - By William Arthur - 1857.
1643 Birth 27 September 1643
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Biography
BIGOT, FRANÇOIS, seigneurial attorney, royal notary, court officer, son of François Bigot, dit Lamothe, and Marguerite Drapeau; b. sometime between 1643 and 1645 in France; buried 28 Oct. 1708 at Champlain.
François Bigot arrived in Canada with his parents and his sister Marie in 1662 or shortly before, and lived at first with his father, who was one of Pierre Boucher’sfarmers at Cap-de-la-Madeleine. He seems to have had a deep love for the land, and was a farmer a long time, if not all his life. On 30 June 1666 he received from Quentin Moral two grants of land, each measuring two arpents by 40, in the fief of Arbre–à–la-Croix. This must have been some sort of confirmation of a grant already made, for as early as 1667 Bigot declared that he had six acres under cultivation there. But he soon went and settled in the Prairies Marsolet, having acquired there a piece of land measuring three arpents by 40 from Pierre Durand on 12 Sept. 1669, for the sum of 80 livres; he increased this...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
BIGOT, FRANÇOIS, seigneurial attorney, royal notary, court officer, son of François Bigot, dit Lamothe, and Marguerite Drapeau; b. sometime between 1643 and 1645 in France; buried 28 Oct. 1708 at Champlain.
François Bigot arrived in Canada with his parents and his sister Marie in 1662 or shortly before, and lived at first with his father, who was one of Pierre Boucher’sfarmers at Cap-de-la-Madeleine. He seems to have had a deep love for the land, and was a farmer a long time, if not all his life. On 30 June 1666 he received from Quentin Moral two grants of land, each measuring two arpents by 40, in the fief of Arbre–à–la-Croix. This must have been some sort of confirmation of a grant already made, for as early as 1667 Bigot declared that he had six acres under cultivation there. But he soon went and settled in the Prairies Marsolet, having acquired there a piece of land measuring three arpents by 40 from Pierre Durand on 12 Sept. 1669, for the sum of 80 livres; he increased this...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
1665 Marriage / PartnerFrançois BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Catherine BAILLARGEON 8 December 1665, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
He was 22 years old.
1672 Marriage / PartnerFrançois BIGOT dit LAMOTHE and Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL 26 October 1672, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
He was 29 years old.
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1672 marriage (part 1)
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1672 Death of Spouse/PartnerCatherine BAILLARGEON died 26 October 1672, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)
1672 Marriage - La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame, Chateau-Richer, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1675 Birth of ChildFrançois BIGOT was born 3 October 1675, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)
François was 32 years old.
1678 Birth of ChildMarguerite BIGOT was born 16 April 1678, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)
François was 34 years old.
1681 Canadian Census Prairies Marsollet
Francois Bigot, 38
Marie Bouchard, sa femme, 28
enfants:
Francois, 6
Marguerite, 3
Antoine, 6 mois
Marguerite Bouchard, soeur, 16
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Francois Bigot, 38
Marie Bouchard, sa femme, 28
enfants:
Francois, 6
Marguerite, 3
Antoine, 6 mois
Marguerite Bouchard, soeur, 16
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1681 Birth of ChildAntoine BIGOT was born 23 March 1681, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
François was 37 years old.
1682 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste BIGOT was born 24 August 1682 , Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
François was 38 years old.
1684 Death of ChildAntoine BIGOT died 13 February 1684, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
François was 40 years old.
1684 Birth of ChildJacques BIGOT was born 2 April 1684, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
François was 40 years old.
1686 Birth of ChildJoseph BIGOT dit CHENNEVILLE was born 31 July 1686, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
François was 42 years old.
1688 Birth of ChildMarie-Jeanne BIGOT was born 24 October 1688, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
François was 45 years old.
1690 Birth of ChildAntoine BIGOT was born 15 December 1690, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
François was 47 years old.
1695 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephe BIGOT was born 23 May 1695, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
François was 51 years old.
1697 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeleine BIGOT was born 19 December 1697, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
François was 54 years old.
1703 Marriage of ChildMarguerite BIGOT married 7 April 1703, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Adrien BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE)
1703 Marriage of ChildFrançois BIGOT married 16 April 1703, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Marie-Renee BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)
Death - Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, Champlain, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1708 Death 27 October 1708
Champlain, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 65.
Added: 4/27/2009 3:58:31 PM
- Updated: 7/9/2025 11:32:02 AM
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