Beckoold History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Beckoold familyThe surname Beckoold 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 Beckoold familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beckoold 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 Beckoold History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Beckoold Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Beckoold familyNotable 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... Migration of the Beckoold familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: including many of the name who migrated to the New World from the mid 17th century onward.
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