Person An individual. Birth Date 1651 Birthplace Bourges, France Death Date 1711 Place of Death Quebec Occupation Priest; Missionary Languages Spoken or Written French Biographical Text Jacques Bigot, brother of Vincent Bigot, was a Jesuit priest at Saint-Francois de Sale mission. He arrived in Canada in 1679, assigned to mission Abenakis, and moved to Chaudiere River. Father Bigot was later instructed to go to Boston by Brisay de Denonville to gain Abenakis to join his mission. The inhabitants would join the French in case of an attack. Denonville would praise Bigot and his brother for the good relations they have with the Indigenous peoples, which helped with their attacks on the English. In 1691, Bigot went back to France, bringing with him the Abenakis’ vow Our Lady of Chartres and a wampum belt.Returning to Quebec in 1694, he would replace his brother, who was ill, at the mission at Naurakamig. Due to lack of cultivation land, in 1700 the mission transferred from Chaudiere River to Saint-Francois Lake. Father Bigot leaves the mission in 1707 or 1708. He died in 1711 of lingering disease. Associated Course Select the course for which this item is created, if applicable. Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1301) Student Cataloguer Enter your student name here if this item is part of a course activity. Dawson Irving Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bigot, Jacques (missionary in Chaudiere River, Quebec) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1683-1700 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Saint-Francois de Salle mission near the falls on the Chaudiere River, Quebec Description An account of the resource Father Bigot arrived in Canada in 1679, where he was assigned to the mission to the Algonkins. Forced to move the Abenakis to Chaudiere River, every year Father Bigot went on preaching trips to those who stayed in Acadia. The new mission became the most zealous in North America. Bigot was forced to move the mission to Saint-Francois River in 1700 because the land in Chaudiere River was no longer useful for cultivation. His life was devoted to spreading the gospel, at Saint-Francois River the great evil was drunkenness. He would leave the mission in 1707 or 1708. Jacque Bigot retired due to disease, and die in 1711. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Thomas Charland, “BIGOT, JACQUES,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 2, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed September 30, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bigot_jacques_2E.html. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person