François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

(b. 25 March 1749 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 November 1811 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 25 March 1749 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

François-Isidore 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

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

François-Isidore married Marie-Louise CHAUVEAU 7 February 1772 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Louise CHAUVEAU was born 19 February 1747 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise died 21 July 1788 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise was the child of Charles CHAUVEAU and Marguerite BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE.

François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE died 23 November 1811 in Québec, Lower 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 François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE

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François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married

Marie-Louise CHAUVEAU-- Date: 7 February 1772 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise CHAUVEAU was the child of Charles CHAUVEAU and Marguerite BOISSONNEAU dite ST-ONGE

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Children of François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Louise CHAUVEAU:

Marie-Louise THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE (b.27 April 1773, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Augustin THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE (b.28 August 1774, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 January 1842, Québec, Canada East )

Marie-Charlotte THOMAS (b.6 November 1775, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Louis-Thomas THOMAS (b.9 September 1777, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Therese THOMAS (b.25 April 1779, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 July 1786, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

Geneviève THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE (b.16 April 1781, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise THOMAS (b.abt. 1783, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 May 1784, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Angelique THOMAS (b.5 May 1783, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marguerite THOMAS (b.10 June 1786, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 August 1786, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

François THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE (b.12 April 1788, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1749 Birth
25 March 1749
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE - Baptism

Baptism

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

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE and Marie-Louise CHAUVEAU 7 February 1772, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 22 years old.

François-Isidore THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE - 1772 marriage

1772 marriage

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1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE was born 27 April 1773, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 24 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Augustin THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 28 August 1774, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 25 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte THOMAS was born 6 November 1775, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 26 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1777 Birth of Child
Louis-Thomas THOMAS was born 9 September 1777, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 28 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese THOMAS was born 25 April 1779, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 30 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Geneviève THOMAS dite BIGAOUETTE was born 16 April 1781, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 32 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique THOMAS was born 5 May 1783, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 34 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Child
Marie-Louise THOMAS died 25 May 1784, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 35 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Marguerite THOMAS was born 10 June 1786, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 37 years old.

1786 Death of Child
Marie-Therese THOMAS died 19 July 1786, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 37 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
François THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 12 April 1788, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François-Isidore was 39 years old.

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise CHAUVEAU died 21 July 1788, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1811 Death
23 November 1811
Québec, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 62.