Claude THOMAS

(b. abt. 1677 , Dover, New Hampshire, New England d. 22 November 1761 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada )

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Claude THOMAS was born abt. 1677 in Dover, New Hampshire, New England

Claude THOMAS was the child of Jean THOMAS and Anne LEGA (LEZA)

Claude was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1706.

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

Claude married Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE 15 November 1706 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE was born 17 August 1688 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Anne died 23 January 1759 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Anne was the child of Mathurin VILLENEUVE and Marguerite LEMARCHE.

Claude THOMAS died 22 November 1761 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada .
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Family and Children of Claude THOMAS

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Claude THOMAS married

Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE-- Date: 15 November 1706 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE was the child of Mathurin VILLENEUVE and Marguerite LEMARCHE

Name: Claude Thomas
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Spouse's Name: Marie Anne Villeneuve
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Event Date: 15 Nov 1706
Event Place: Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec
Father's Name: Jean Thomas
Mother's Name: Anne Loza
Spouse's Father's Name: Mathurin Villeneuve
Spouse's Mother's Name: Margueritte Lemarche
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04036-0
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film number: 1290316
Reference ID: Page 32

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 21 May 2015), Claude Thomas and Marie Anne Villeneuve, 15 Nov 1706; citing Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec, reference Page 32; FHL microfilm 1,290,316.

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Children of Claude THOMAS and Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE:

Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE (b.4 June 1709, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 5 January 1744, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST 12 August 1726 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Marguerite THOMAS (b.March 1711, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. July 1711, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Jacques THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE (b.17 February 1713, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 16 December 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Thérèse PEPIN 4 October 1734 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne THOMAS (b.19 August 1714, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 31 August 1714, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Marie-Anne THOMAS (b.14 October 1715, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 October 1715, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Helaine THOMAS (b.25 June 1717, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. August 1717, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Joseph THOMAS (b.June 1719, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. July 1719, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Marie-Anne THOMAS (b.October 1720, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. October 1720, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Jean-Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE (b.15 December 1721, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER 13 November 1741 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Françoise THOMAS (b.24 November 1723, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1752, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Joseph BEDARD 15 February 1740 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Marie-Anne THOMAS (b.November 1725, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. November 1725, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Marie-Jeanne-Elisabeth THOMAS (b.18 April 1727, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. May 1727, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Joseph THOMAS (b.March 1729, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. March 1731, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Marie-Charlotte THOMAS (b.December 1731, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. June 1733, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

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Biography
French (rough English translation below):

Fils de Jean Thomas et Anna Lega de Douvres, Angleterre (René Jetté)

En juin 1689 (Cochecho Massacre) il est pris par les Abénaquis à Dover, New Hampshire. Ils l'ammènent à Sorel ou il est adopté par une Abénaquise appelée Bigaouette. Elle l'a élévé comme son propre fils.

Plus tard il est échangé contre un rançon par les français.

Quelques générations plus tard les descendants de Claude Thomas prennent le nom Bigaouette.

Protestant, Il doit abjurer lors qu'il est libéré des Abénaquis.

(ct 14 Genaple) avec Marie-Anne Villeneuve.

Selon Jacques Roy dans le livre 'les Anglos' de Louisa Blair 'Ses parents étaient originaires de Douvres dans le comté de Kent en Angleterre. Ils ont immigré en Nouvelle Angleterre vers le milieu du XVII siècle et fondé la ville de Dover au New Hampshire..'.

L'acte de mariage de 1706 dit: '.. entre Claude Thomas, fils de Jean Thomas et d'Anne Lega ses père et mère habitant de Douvre en la...Read MORE...

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

1706 Marriage / Partner
Claude THOMAS and Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE 15 November 1706, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1706 marriage

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

1709 Birth of Child
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 4 June 1709, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1711 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite THOMAS was born March 1711, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1713 Birth of Child
Jacques THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 17 February 1713, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1714 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne THOMAS was born 19 August 1714, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1715 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne THOMAS was born 14 October 1715, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1717 Birth of Child
Helaine THOMAS was born 25 June 1717, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1719 Birth of Child
Joseph THOMAS was born June 1719, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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

1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne THOMAS was born October 1720, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1721 Birth of Child
Jean-Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE was born 15 December 1721, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1723 Birth of Child
Françoise THOMAS was born 24 November 1723, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne THOMAS was born November 1725, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1726 Marriage of Child
Paul THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married 12 August 1726, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie-Josephe BARBEAU dite LAFOREST

1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne-Elisabeth THOMAS was born 18 April 1727, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1729 Birth of Child
Joseph THOMAS was born March 1729, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1731 Death of Child
Joseph THOMAS died March 1731, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte THOMAS was born December 1731, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1733 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte THOMAS died June 1733, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1734 Marriage of Child
Jacques THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married 4 October 1734, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie-Thérèse PEPIN

1740 Marriage of Child
Françoise THOMAS married 15 February 1740, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Joseph BEDARD

1741 Marriage of Child
Jean-Charles THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE married 13 November 1741, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie-Angelique CHEVALIER

1743 Death of Child
Jacques THOMAS dit BIGAOUETTE died 16 December 1743, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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

1752 Death of Child
Françoise THOMAS died 22 May 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE died 23 January 1759, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Burial

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

1761 Death
22 November 1761
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada

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