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)
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