Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST

(b. 19 August 1703 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1769 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST was born 19 August 1703 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST was the child of Simeon BARBEAU dit LAFOREST and Anne BADEAU (BADAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) André BARBEAU dit LAFOREST and Marie JODON (maternal) Jean BADEAU (BADAULT) and Marguerite CHALIFOUR

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Josephe married Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE 12 August 1726 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 4 June 1709 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Paul died 5 January 1744 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Paul was the child of Claude THOMAS and Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE.

Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST died 28 January 1769 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Family and Children of Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST

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Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST married

Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE-- Date: 12 August 1726 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
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Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was the child of Claude THOMAS and Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE

12 August 1726 • parish of Saint-Charles Roman Catholic Church, Charlesbourg, Quebec

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Children of Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST:

Marie-Josephe THOMAS (b.May 1727, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre LOSE (LAUZÉ) 15 February 1751 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE (b.7 December 1728, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1764, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite DUPERE 18 January 1751 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jacques THOMAS (b.October 1730, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. June 1733, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Marie-Louise THOMAS (b.July 1732, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jacques LOSE (LAUZÉ) 11 January 1751 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Geneviève THOMAS (b.January 1734, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. May 1740, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Marguerite THOMAS (b.August 1735, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Jeanne THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE (b.23 June 1737, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 13 August 1811, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Andre PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN 19 January 1756 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste BIGAOUETTE dit THOMAS (b.13 March 1739, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Marguerite BOURBEAU 12 September 1762 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre-Francois THOMAS (b.January 1741, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Baptiste THOMAS (b.May 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. July 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

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1703 Birth
19 August 1703
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST and Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE 12 August 1726, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 22 years old.

Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST - 1726 marriage

1726 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe THOMAS was born May 1727, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 23 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 7 December 1728, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 25 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Jacques THOMAS was born October 1730, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 27 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise THOMAS was born July 1732, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 28 years old.

1733 Death of Child
Jacques THOMAS died June 1733, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 29 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève THOMAS was born January 1734, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 30 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marguerite THOMAS was born August 1735, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 31 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE was born 23 June 1737, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 33 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BIGAOUETTE dit THOMAS was born 13 March 1739, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 35 years old.

1740 Death of Child
Marie-Geneviève THOMAS died May 1740, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 36 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Pierre-Francois THOMAS was born January 1741, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 37 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste THOMAS was born May 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Josephe was 39 years old.

1744 Death of Spouse/Partner
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE died 5 January 1744, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise THOMAS married 11 January 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Jacques LOSE (LAUZÉ)

1751 Marriage of Child
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married 18 January 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marguerite DUPERE

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe THOMAS married 15 February 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Pierre LOSE (LAUZÉ)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE married 19 January 1756, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Pierre-Andre PONTON dit ST-GERMAIN

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BIGAOUETTE dit THOMAS married 12 September 1762, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Marguerite BOURBEAU

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1764 Death of Child
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE died 16 March 1764, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Josephe was 60 years old.

1769 Death
28 January 1769
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 65.

Added: 6/23/2017 3:22:27 PM - Updated: 6/16/2025 4:03:15 PM