Bigeau History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bigeau family

The surname Bigeau was first found in Ile-de-France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Paris and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Bigeau family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bigeau research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1518, 1643, 1649, 1651, 1662, 1679, 1702, 1703, 1708, 1711, 1720, 1747, 1778, 1786, 1804, 1805, 1808 and 1825 are included under the topic Early Bigeau History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bigeau Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bigot, Bigodet, Bigotteau, Bigott, Bigote, Biguot, Biguotte, Bigoteau, Bigotau, Bigottau, Biguotau, Biguotteau, Bigotin, Bigottin, Bigottier, Bigottière, Bigod, Bigos, Bigault, Biggault, Biggot, Biggott, Biggote, Biggotte, Biggotin Biggottin, Biggottière, Biggottier, Biguoteau, Bigaut and many more.

Early Notables of the Bigeau family

Notable amongst the family was François Bigot (c. 1643-1708), French immigrant to New France in 1662, court officer, seigneurial attorney and royal notary and court officer in Trois-Rivières (1702); Jacques Bigot (1651-1711), a Jesuit priest who arrived in Canada in 1679 as a missionary to the Abenakis; and his older brother, Vincent Bigot (1649-1720), a French Jesuit priest and a missionary in Canada; and François Bigot (1703-1778), French government official who served as the Financial Commissary on Île Royale (Cape Breton Island) and as Intendant of New France. Marie Bigot (née Kiene), born at Colmar, Alsace, March 3, 1786; in 1804 married...
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Bigeau migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bigeau Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anne Bigeau, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1763 1
Jean Baptiste Bigeau, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1763 1
Margueritte Bigeau, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1763 1
Paul Bigeau, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1763 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)